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Suggest Treatment For Recurrent Bacterial Infection On Abdomen
Question: Hi i have a boil on my abdomen. Its a ruptured hair folicle. This is the third one in 4 months. Taken amoxycillin 500mg in the past. Please tell me how do i get rid of this problem quickly.
Brief Answer:
Recurrent bacterial infection
Detailed Answer:
Hello. Thanks for writing to us at healthcaremagic
I am Dr. Kakkar. I have gone through your query and I have understood it.
Frequent boils in a particular area could be because of bacterial colonization of the skin. Staph. aureus is the causative bacteria in most of the cases.
It can colonize various body sites like nose, throat, umbilicus, axilla, perineum etc thus giving rise to recurrent boils in that region.
I would also suggest a pus culture and sensitivity test from one of the boils, which would not only identify the causative bacterium and also determine its antibiotic sensitivity.
Since frequent boils are also common in those who have raised blood sugar, therefore you must also test for fasting blood sugar levels.
Pending culture report, as a treating doctor I would have started you on an empirical course of oral antibiotics e.g Amoxycillin+clavulanic acid combination. This combination is usually effective against Staph. aureus.
You may visit a skin specialist in your region for culture sensitivity investigation as well as a prescription (topical as well as oral antibiotics)
Once your culture and antibiotic sensitivity results become available usually after 48 hours, your treating doctor may change or modify antibiotics according to the sensitivity report.
General measures that might prove useful in your case are:
-Twice daily bathing with an antibacterial soap, preferably that which contains chlorhexidine would be useful.
-Frequent hand washing with soap or alcohol based hand sanitizer.
-Wash sheets and undergarments regularly in a hot wash (above 55°C). The clothes should be turned inside out.
-Keep surroundings clean.
Regards
Recurrent bacterial infection
Detailed Answer:
Hello. Thanks for writing to us at healthcaremagic
I am Dr. Kakkar. I have gone through your query and I have understood it.
Frequent boils in a particular area could be because of bacterial colonization of the skin. Staph. aureus is the causative bacteria in most of the cases.
It can colonize various body sites like nose, throat, umbilicus, axilla, perineum etc thus giving rise to recurrent boils in that region.
I would also suggest a pus culture and sensitivity test from one of the boils, which would not only identify the causative bacterium and also determine its antibiotic sensitivity.
Since frequent boils are also common in those who have raised blood sugar, therefore you must also test for fasting blood sugar levels.
Pending culture report, as a treating doctor I would have started you on an empirical course of oral antibiotics e.g Amoxycillin+clavulanic acid combination. This combination is usually effective against Staph. aureus.
You may visit a skin specialist in your region for culture sensitivity investigation as well as a prescription (topical as well as oral antibiotics)
Once your culture and antibiotic sensitivity results become available usually after 48 hours, your treating doctor may change or modify antibiotics according to the sensitivity report.
General measures that might prove useful in your case are:
-Twice daily bathing with an antibacterial soap, preferably that which contains chlorhexidine would be useful.
-Frequent hand washing with soap or alcohol based hand sanitizer.
-Wash sheets and undergarments regularly in a hot wash (above 55°C). The clothes should be turned inside out.
-Keep surroundings clean.
Regards
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Bhagyalaxmi Nalaparaju
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