A member asked:

My nail bed was damaged and the nail came off i have taken antibiotics for 2 weeks its been a month i've been applying bacitracin. is the pool ok?

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Dr. Lori Semel answered

Specializes in Pediatrics

Yes: The pool is okay. Two weeks and a complete course of antibiotics should have taken care of any possible infection.

Answered 8/6/2014

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Maybe: Injury to the fingernail bed frequently causes the fingernail to fall off. It takes a long time for fingernail to grow back. Signs of infection would be redness drainage swelling discoloration or thickening of the nail.. If there are no signs of infection the trauma to fingernail is the most likely cause . If you are signs of infection is it possible that someone can infection from pool water.

Answered 8/8/2014

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Nail bed: The pool is fine ....... It'll take months for the nail bed to grow back

Answered 9/29/2016

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