A boil is due to staphylococcal infection of -: (A) Hair follicle, (B) Sweat gland, (C) Subcutaneous tissue, (D) Epidermis
Answer is A. • Folliculitis, carbuncles and furuncles are all types of localized (superficial) skin infections that fall under the category of boils.
• Hair follicles serve as portals for a number of bacteria, although S. aureus is the MC cause of localized folliculitis.