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How did i become a staph carrier? my doctor told me that i am a carrier.
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Antibiotic-resistant: We all are staph carriers, because staph is naturally on everybody's skin. If a doctor tells a patient she is a "staph carrier" he usually means the patient is carrying a strain of staph bacteria that is resistant to certain antibiotics. Such strains are in all communities throughout the U.S., so a person can catch an antibiotic-resistant strain by touching persons or objects that have the strain.
Answered 3/6/2018
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