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A member asked:
What is the healing time with staph infection after open heart surgery?
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Depends: It depends on how deep the infection is; a superficial infection can often be cleared in a couple of weeks. The deeper the infection, the longer the antibiotic course/risk of complications. The other variable would be if this is a mssa or a MRSA infection, and the choice of antibiotic.
Answered 3/13/2020
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Staph: Can take up to six weeks, sometimes more to eradicate staph. Get your estimate from the doctors who know the situation.
Answered 4/10/2019
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