Question 1

staph infection on scalp, may move in to home with friends. treat first?

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Staph inf scalp: Yes good idea to get it treated.

Question 2

staph infection on scalp. just heard it has been there for months. trouble breathing, dizziness, unusual heart rate, chills.is it in bloodstream?

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Mgt.: I would suggest an evaluation to rule out a lung infection. It is possible that the current symptoms may be related. Monitor your temperature, rest and drink fluids. 
Has the scalp infection been cultured to better determine the cause?

Question 3

i keep getting staph infection on my scalp?

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Carriage: You have staph on the surfaces of your skin, probably conveyed there from nasal carriage.  You can try to minimize this by using bactoban (mupirocin) in your nose and washing and bathing exclusively with chlorhexadine containing soaps, but this will only eliminate carriage in about 50% of cases.  The other possibility is that combing aggressively or scratching, etc. Is producing breaks in skin.

Question 4

i have a serious staph infection on my scalp and face. to the point where i can't even lay my head down on a pillow because my head is inflamed. for years doctors have just been prescribing me normal antibiotics that have only kept it from getting horribl

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A deeper cause: If this has never gone away, perhaps the antibiotics selected are not the best for your infection, or perhaps there is a "reservoir of infection" below the skin. If the infections recur after going away for some time (or even if they do not), you may be especially susceptible to staph infections; your immune system may not be functioning properly. It is time to see a specialist and get some tests.

Question 5

my scalp folliculitis has large white pustules, a swab said no staph/strep. stress related breakouts.  i use mild shampoo. treatment? contrl w/ mino

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Scalp folliculities: Sometimes may benefit from use of dandruff shampoos and use of antibiotics

Question 6

my niece has two black spots on her scalp. it's hard for her to go to sleep. they look like blackhead pimples but are large. is it staph infection?

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I'm worried too: You are correct.  Especially since it's painful, this is the bad staph until proved otherwise. Have her seen now.

Question 7

cultures on my face/neck has light acinetobacter baumanii complex (was staph)and my scalp has a positive light klebsiella pneumoniae esbl. how should we treat now?  i was on 2 months of doxycycline.

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Clinical correlation: It is likely that these organisms are commensals rather than causing disease. It is your physician's decision whether to treat you. Antibiotics are not skittles and can make you sick. And the antibiotics you are now taken (keflex plux Doxycycline is a potent mix) may be preventing culture of the actual microbe causing illness.

Question 8

could staph deplete your vision?

Accepted Answer

Unlikely: Most steph infections are on the skin, occasionally the lids but not in the eye socket or the eye itself.  There would be discomfort and symptoms of infection that need treatment in these circumstances.  Only if the infection got to the interior of the eye would there be any issue of vision changes.

Question 9

is staph curable?

Accepted Answer

Yes: Antibiotics can effetively treat staph infections.

Question 10

what are the chances of staph in bloodstream?

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Known as sepsis: Staph in the blood stream is called sepsis, and it is a very serious infection.  Needs immediate medical attention.

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Staph infection on scalp, may move in to home with friends. treat first?

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Staph infection on scalp. just heard it has been there for months. trouble breathing, dizziness, unusual heart rate, chills.is it in bloodstream?

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I keep getting staph infection on my scalp?

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I have a serious staph infection on my scalp and face. to the point where i can't even lay my head down on a pillow because my head is inflamed. for years doctors have just been prescribing me normal antibiotics that have only kept it from getting horribl

A member asked:

My scalp folliculitis has large white pustules, a swab said no staph/strep. stress related breakouts. i use mild shampoo. treatment? contrl w/ mino

A member asked:

My niece has two black spots on her scalp. it's hard for her to go to sleep. they look like blackhead pimples but are large. is it staph infection?

A member asked:

Cultures on my face/neck has light acinetobacter baumanii complex (was staph)and my scalp has a positive light klebsiella pneumoniae esbl. how should we treat now? i was on 2 months of doxycycline.

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Could staph deplete your vision?

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Is staph curable?

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What are the chances of staph in bloodstream?

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