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I'm having recurring boils from last two months. i've used some antibiotic but after some time duration it comes back. one after another. please help?
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Oral Antibiotic: or injected antibiotics would be needed here, along with good skin care with cleansing agent such as Hibiclens. There is not much time to waste as these recurrent infections will become abscesses as the bacteria are likely highly resistant to common OTC and prescribed antibiotics. Thanks for trusting in healthTap.
Answered 2/28/2017
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