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Leaning towards the surgery option for diagnosis of endometriosis as there is no surgical dx. i am colonized w/ mrsa, what would be the risk of infection?
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You may give to othe: If precautions are not taken more chances are others get infected than you, ( you are a carrier ) alert your doctor in the colonization bugs are co existing on your skin nose etc with out giving true infection to you , you should able to under go the procedure with minimum risk
Answered 6/26/2020
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