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A 17-year-old female asked:

What do i do if i keep getting mrsa boils ? and i'm already on antibiotics, and i think i might have folicultis .. they wont go away :( & keepscarring

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Dr. John Despain
Dermatology 39 years experience
Mrsa: Getting rid of MRSA requires long course of the correct antibiotic, muni ricin ointment to tip of nose for weeks, dilute bleach baths, and incision/drainage of abscesses. Also environmental measures to eliminate getting from contaminated towels, mats etc is essential.
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Dr. Gurmukh Singh
Pathology 51 years experience
Agree with Dr. D: Visit this site for effective treatment; https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3528015/
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Last updated Nov 28, 2019

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