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Skin infection (staph)
An infection caused by bacteria commonly found on the skin or in the nose.
Dr. Geoffrey Rutledge reviewed this
39 year experience in Internal Medicine
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Baby 0-2 | Very common | ||||
Preteen 6-13 | Very common | ||||
Teenager 14-18 | Very common | ||||
Young adult 19-40 | Very common | ||||
Middle-aged adult 41-60 | Very common |
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A 16-year old female asked:
I had a skin infection (staph/mrsa) above my eyebrow if I kiss my boyfriend can he get MRSA even if im taking clindamycin?
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A 44-year old asked:
My father was in the emergency room with an pussy skin staph infection. I have a baby, so how long do we have to avoid my father?
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A 42-year old asked:
Can OTC first aid ointments treat my skin staph infection?
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A 42-year old asked:
Can i still play football with a skin staph infection?
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A 55-year old female asked:
What is a better choice for skin staph infection: maximum strength neosporin or bacitracin with zinc along with the oral antibiotic doxycyline? Thanks
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A 40-year old asked:
Can clotrimazole and betamethasone dipropionate cream treat a skin staph infection?
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A female asked:
How can I help sensitive skin after a staph infection?
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A 33-year old asked:
What are the symptoms of a staph skin infection?
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A 43-year old asked:
Will a staph skin infection harm my unborn baby?
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A 46-year old asked:
What can be done for a staph skin infection- cipro (ciprofloxacin)?
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A 32-year old asked:
Is it true that bacitracin zinc ointment helps a staph skin infection?
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A 44-year old asked:
Can maternal staph skin infections harm an unborn child?
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A female asked:
Is it common to have red itchy skin after a staph infection has resolved?
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A 42-year old female asked:
Dad on Linox600 for skin infection after a cut on toe.Will it help.will it fight staph & skin infections.what is the fluid that comes from cut & skin?
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A member asked:
Can i take amoxicillin for a skin staph infection ? Went to the hospital and they gave me the generic to bactrim (sulfamethoxazole and trimethoprim) and i was shaking from it they told me to stop taking it and go to doctors . But i don't have a doctor.
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A female asked:
Why is my skin thick and rough after having a staph infection?
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A 27-year old male asked:
How long does it take for a staph infection to dissapear if it's just a skin infection?
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A 28-year old female asked:
My bf has a staph infection he had a 2hr drip of IV atibiotics last night at hosp, 2 anti scripts to take home, how long is he cont? Skin is not open?
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A 34-year old female asked:
My immune system has change since a staph infection. My skin is really irritating in some areas, what can I use for my skin to calm the irritation?
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A 43-year old asked:
How long does it take an MRSA staph infection on the skin to develop in the blood?
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A 34-year old female asked:
How can you tell staph infection is healing? It's mrse on my lower back. It's an open wound with raw skin.
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A 18-year old female asked:
Should i moisturize my skin when my skin is peeling after a minor staph infection? Or dry heal?
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A 24-year old female asked:
Dr found staph infection in my urine.. Put me on 7 day course antibiotics (alprim) what's a staph infection? Make your skin itch? How did I get it :(
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A 31-year old asked:
After a staphylococcal infection with a clindmycin 6-day treatment, do I still have staph bacteria on my skin?
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A 36-year old male asked:
I am taking clinadmyacin and bactrim (sulfamethoxazole and trimethoprim) for a staph infection on the back of my head. What progress should I see? How long should the progress take?
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A member asked:
I have a staph infection (my fourth in same leg) and the doctor didn't feel it should be incised yet. It is the size of a lemon inside my skin and the skin is taking on a blackish tint. Although I have had to be hospitalized for one of the prior infection
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A 25-year old female asked:
My boyfriend sweat on my new tattoo freshly done. It went through my shirt that I used to cover the tatttoo after I washed it. He has frequent rashes and skin infections. Am I at risk for staph if he slightly sweat through my clothes on my new tattoo?
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A 27-year old female asked:
I have a reoccurring staph infection, mrsa. It keeps comming back every month and jumping locations, from rear to breast to back of head.
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A 26-year old male asked:
No allergies. Kidney/liver fine. Treated for staph infection. Skin rash, bruised gums. High WBC 16. I feel like my dr. Doesn't care what to do next?
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A 40-year old asked:
Painless, very itchy skin. Could this be a staph infection?
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