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A member asked:
I'm just wondering, if you were to get staph, how much later would you get a boil/abcess?
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Unclear ?: If you mean what. Our bodies almost always carry staph on our skin. So it's always around. Do u mean a pimple, this is a very superficial infection and do not turn into boils. They r deeper & r usually an infected hair follicle or cyst, or r blood bourn and just decide 2 set up their home in an area an as they multiply exponentially, they can appear as a rapid onset.
Answered 8/21/2013
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