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How can you get a finger infection on the fingertip?

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Hand Hygiene: There are a multiple ways you can get infection of the fingertips...Particularly when there are preexisting conditions such as diabetes, raynaud's disease etc..Occupational or job related etc...Hand hygiene is the real key.

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Answered 3/22/2020

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