What are symtoms of staph infection

A staph infection of the skin will cause symptoms such as an abcess, boil, and furuncle. The area affected with staph may be red, painful, and swollen. Also drainage or pus is common. If you suspect you have this be safe and get it checked …

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Staph cellulitis usually begins as a small area of tenderness, swelling, and redness. Sometimes it begins with an open sore. Other times, there is no break in the skin at all — and it’s anyone’s guess where the bacteria came from. The sign…

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Symptoms of MRSA will vary. This is dependant upon which area of the body is affected with the mrsa or staph infection. The most common symptom of MRSA presents as a skin infection. Very often this appears as an abscess or perhaps a boil. M…

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should someone with a staph infection on antibiotics for less than 24hrs be at work???????????

Q: I know someone with a staph infection who had thought the symtoms were from krohns disease. He has been through a bunch of surgeries to clear up the abcesses and nothing was helping. Now after a year, the doctors diagnosed it properly. he has open wounds.

A: There is no reason why a person with a staph infection should go home, unless he is in a sterile room like a surgical suite. keep the wound covered. Take the antibotics. MRSA is a drug resistant version of the hardier staph infection bacteria and results because people dont follow the complete course of antibotics and some of the little buggers survive and develop resistance to antibotics.Everybody has some staph on thier skin and MRSA is fairly common noe…it was even found on high school football equipment in a rural town near me.NOT ALL STAPH INFECTIONS ARE MRSA. dont let media attention to a problem scare you.http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/staph-infections/DS00973

It looked like Kawasaki Disease but Dr. insisted it was a staph infection. How can I be sure he was right?

Q: blood tests found nothing abnormal with her platlettes but all the other symtoms of Kawasaki were there. We got a 2nd opinion but the appointment was made by the first doctor and by the time we were seen the crisis was over regardless of diagnosis and i wonder if the 2nd Dr. would cover for him if he was wrong since we were beyond the need for intervention. I also wonder, if it was Kawasaki if there are any preventive measures I need to take in the future. Are there any disease experts out there that can help?

A: Hi we know how you feel, we were told at the time it was POSSIBLY staph infection,three bouts of antibiotics later still not better the family doctor phoned the hospital that released our daughter, were told to keep a close eye on her and told to come back in 5 weeks for her third heart scan. After the heart scan that was all clear THANK GOD we were than told he the specialist was not sure now if she had ,Kawasaki disease or post streptococcal vasculitus, but swaying towards Kawasaki….. the good thing she has had no ill effects other than emotional problems but they say that could be her age as well (3) hang in there its a terrible time but before you know it, your child will be running around crazy

What is a staph infection?

Q: Id like to know anything and everything about a staph infection. how does it start and what are symtoms. what does it look like

A: I have personally had the resistant staph (MRSA) several times during pregnancy and after. Staph resides on your skin and everyone else’s as a natural part of the skin’s flora. However, if you have any kind of change in your body’s makeup, (i.e. injury, hormonal changes, etc), then the staph can multiply and become what doctors call “active” staph. If the bacterium mutates, then it can become resistant to most antibiotics, and it can get out of control. The staph I had during pregnancy began as small boil-looking hard knots on my skin. They get bigger and bigger and sometimes have to be lanced or surgically opened in order for the infection to drain. I have been hospitalized three times in my adult life with MRSA so if you think you may have something like this, go immediately to your physician.