<prompt> The most frequent cause of scalded skin syndrome isStaphylococciPneumococciEnterococciMeningococci  <response>: Scalded skin syndrome is caused by Staphylococcus aureus. It is an exfoliative disease in which the outer layer of epidermis gets separated from the underlying tissues. The severe form of SSS is known as Ritters disease in newborn and toxic epidermal necrolysis in older patients. Ref: Textbook of Microbiology; Ananthanarayanan and Panicker; 10th Edition; pg:204 