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A friend of mines said he had ecoli and staph in head for over a year could this be true?

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Dr. David Sneid answered

Sounds pretty: Unlikely, probably doesn't have a lot of knowledge in there either. Maybe they meant a skin infection?

Answered 3/10/2014

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