A 24-year-old female asked:
can a staph infection cause boils?
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Dr. Victor Nwanguma answered
20 years experience Infectious Disease
Yes: Staph infection of the skin is a common cause of boils.
Answered on Sep 28, 2016
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Boil over bacteremia: For a bacteremia to develop, things have to be pretty serious. That said, I respect Staph aureus very much-it's a very nasty, dangerous germ. Most lik ... Read More
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Maybe: If you have recurrent staph infection, it is possible that you are colonized with the bacteria or the staph was resistant to the antibiotic, ( MRSA is ... Read More
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Infection: Yes. A physician can examine this in person and identify it. If it is unidentifiable then a culture can be taken of the sore. This question will be a ... Read More
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