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My 9 month old taking amoxicillin has ended up with a staph infection in the diaper area & buttocks. did amox. cause this? he has had a history of thi
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Possibly contributed: Staph infections are resistant to amoxicillin. It is possible that Amoxicillin eliminated some "good bacteria" and that the loss f these "good bacteria" may have allowed the staph infection to develop.
Answered 6/6/2016
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