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A member asked:

I stayed the night with my girlfriend last night who has staph and woke up with a blister in my mouth on my lip. could it be staph as well?

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Dr. Michael Roman answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Unless: You came in contact with an open lesion. I doubt this has any relation. Also things would not appear this quickly if it was exposure overnight.

Dr Foster and another doctor agreed

Answered 9/5/2014

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