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Had a wound culture done the results said "no anaerobic growth in 72 hours" "aerobic growth staphylococcus aureus heavy growth", "skin flora heavy growth?" does this need to be treated with a antibiotic?

Q: had a wound culture done the results said "no anaerobic growth in 72 hours" "aerobic growth staphylococcus aureus heavy growth", "skin flora heavy growth?" does this need to be treated with a antibiotic?

: A wound culture that is positive for staphylococcus aureus should be treated. The presence of staph flora is commonly found on skin but in the setting of a wound it will be treated .

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A wound culture that is positive for staphylococcus aureus should be treated. The presence of staph flora is commonly found on skin but in the setting of a wound it will be treated .

Answered 10/25/2022

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A member asked:

Had a wound culture done the results said "no anaerobic growth in 72 hours" "aerobic growth staphylococcus aureus heavy growth", "skin flora heavy growth?" does this need to be treated with a antibiotic?

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