ra”)?Severe cellulitis should probably be treated initially with IV antibiotics, especially if the person has a high fever and appears ill from the infectionРAbscessРWhen the tissue in the area of cellulitis turns to pus under the surface of the skin, the collection of pus is termed an “abscess”?The pus in the abscess consists of dead, liquified tissue, billions of white blood cells (the infection fighting cells) and, often, the black tar heroin?The mon bacteria in the abscess is “staph”, or us aureus (aureus means golden, which is the color of the colonies of this bacteria when it is grown on a Petri dish in the lab)?There are many other bacteria that can cause abscessesРAbscessРFeatures:?Cellulitis present?Swollen?Soft center, feels like fluid underneath?Painful?TenderРCellulitisРAbscess