A 24-year-old female asked:
do staph infections cause tb?
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Dr. Michael Ein answered
48 years experience Infectious Disease
No: Staphylococcus and tuberculosis are 2 unrelated bacteria species that have nothing to do with each other.
Answered on Apr 17, 2013
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