Can you get a staph infection from a venous ulcer?

Yes: Yes, venous ulcers can become infected with staph aureus. This bacteria most commonly causes skin infections.

Yes: A venous ulcer is a break in the skin. Everyone has staph on their skin. If you have an ulcer, it is very easy for the staph to get into the tissue and become an infection.

Staph vein ulcer: We have staphylococcus bacteria on our skin. Any opening in the skin can get colonized with bacteria including staph. If the correct factors align, this colonization can result in an infectious process.

Yes you can.: Venous ulcers are due to a breakdown of the skin usually overlying the medial or lateral ankle due to venous hypertension due to , usually, venous valvular reflux in the saphenous system of veins. These are very prone to bacterial infection and staph can be a component of the infecting organisms. Often times, multiple bacterial will be cultured from these ulcers.

Yes you can but ... : They are rare. Although staph infections of venous ulcers can occur, as described by the other doctors' answers, surprisingly, they are actually quite uncommon. Antibiotics are rarely needed in the treatment of venous ulcers.

The other way: Venous ulcers can become infected with staph. See a wound care specialist for treatment of your ulcer.