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What's a wound infection caused by?
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Infection: A wound infection is caused by a bacterium. There are thousands of species of bacteria that we live with every day; a smaller subset are the culprits of wound infections.
Answered 5/17/2017
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Bacteria: Most wound infections are caused by the common bacteria that live on our skin such as staph and strep. More rarely, yeast and other less common bacteria can cause wound infections. If a wound infection is being treated with an antibiotic and not visibly improved within 3 days, return for re-evaluation. This is important because many bacteria are developing resistance to various antibiotics.
Answered 1/5/2019
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Mostly by bacteria : Most wound infections are caused by bacteria. A few are caused by fungi.
Answered 11/16/2018
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