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E coli wound infection
A 29-year-old member asked:
Dr. Mark Hoepfneranswered
Surgery 41 years experience
Pain & redness: Increasing pain at the wound with swelling, skin becomes warm and develops spreading redness. May get bad looking drainage from the site. Sometimes pe... Read More
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Dr. Martin Tysonanswered
Addiction Medicine 29 years experience
Red, drainage, fever: If a wound has redness, warm to touch, purilent yellow/green drainage, fever, increasing pain, or just fails to heal as expected.
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5.6k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
Dr. Jeffrey Clemensanswered
General Surgery 39 years experience
Visual: Primarly just looking at the wound, redness of the wound, draining fluid (or pus), pain, swelling, and loss of function of the body part, e.g. a finge... Read More
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696 viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 41-year-old member asked:
Dr. Alexander Barkananswered
General Surgery 26 years experience
Wound infection: Should be seen by a doctor to determine extent and possible cause. Then proper treatment with antibiotics can be reccomeded.
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5.5k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
Dr. Payam Rafatanswered
Podiatry 24 years experience
It depends: Localized small infections can be rinsed with sterile saline and dressed with a topical antibiotic ointment and covered with a sterile dressing. Deepe... Read More
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5.3k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
Dr. Jeffrey Clemensanswered
General Surgery 39 years experience
Several things: The wound needs to be cleaned, dead tissue or foreign body removed (debridement), any pus which is present needs to be drained, an extremity with an i... Read More
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692 viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 31-year-old member asked:
Dr. Creighton Wrightanswered
surgery 58 years experience
Multiple: fever, chills, wound erythema, tenderness, warmth,induration-swelling,
Rubor, calor, dolor, tumor,
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3.5k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
Dr. Scott Bolhackanswered
Wound care 37 years experience
Infection: A wound infection is caused by a bacterium. There are thousands of species of bacteria that we live with every day; a smaller subset are the culprits ... Read More
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3.5k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 40-year-old member asked:
Dr. Amy Degirolamoanswered
Podiatry 22 years experience
See a doctor: This can get out of control quickly. See a doctor immediately.
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3k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 32-year-old member asked:
Dr. Michael Zadehanswered
General Surgery 19 years experience
See a doctor: You need to be a evaluated by a doctor as soon as possible for appropriate wound care and antibiotic treatment.
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5.5k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 48-year-old member asked:
Dr. Scott Bolhackanswered
Wound care 37 years experience
Infection: A wound infection is caused by a bacterium. There are thousands of species of bacteria that we live with every day; a smaller subset are the culprits ... Read More
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5.8k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 42-year-old member asked:
Dr. Mark Hoepfneranswered
Surgery 41 years experience
See doctor: Is this a surgical wound or a traumatic wound from an injury? See your surgeon if it is after surgery. See a family doctor or emergency room if it is ... Read More
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5.7k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 48-year-old member asked:
Dr. Scott Bolhackanswered
Wound care 37 years experience
Tests for infection: In order to treat an infection in a wound, a clinician must correctly diagnose an infection. A culture should be taken of any wound that may be infect... Read More
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5.8k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 41-year-old member asked:
Dr. Mark Hoepfneranswered
Surgery 41 years experience
See below: Red swollen skin away from the injury site, excess heat and redness of the skin around the wound, purulent foul smelling drainage from the wound, pers... Read More
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5.7k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 30-year-old member asked:
Dr. Rafael Lugoanswered
General Surgery 30 years experience
Doctor visit: All i can say is see your doctor asap! what appears as a small wound infection can turn into a larger problem without the proper care.
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5.5k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
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