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Suggest Treatment For Staph Infection In The Breast
I went to the doctor nearly two months ago for a staff infection on my right breast. She gave me antibiotics (bactrim) and told me to use warm compresses to get it to drain. I did that. Went back when antibiotics were gone and was given another antibiotic (doxycycline) because it hadnt healed at all at that point. Was referred to infectious disease doctor in my town where they gave me a thing with med on it to wear covered with a bandage for three days then take off and wash and repeat. Went back a week later to infectious diseases where they released me from care because I was healed (mind you at this point it was still swollen red and had stuff coming out of it. After those it still wasnt healing and I had another one show up on my right leg. Went to ER where they prescribed antibiotic (augmentin) and told me to use surgical scrub to clean it and then put iodine or bentidine on it to help it heal. Went back to the primary to follow up as told to by ER doc and she gave me a script for vitamins to raise my immune system. It still hasnt healled on my breast (leg is healed now) and i am on day 7 of augmentin. no one will cut this open and get it to heal. I dont know that it should take this long for it to heal. What should I do?
hi, thanks for post, well i have a question: if it have been confirmed that staphylococcus is the causing germ, because to know it is necessary a culture with sensitivity of the secretion, so if this test did not have done yet, you should ask for it because is a bit belated, but is gold standard for know what is the causing and wich drug is effective for it. Well another fact is that infection don´t heals and for the location, some times hidden neoplasias appear like infections in skin, for this reason this must be discarded too. i expect have helped.
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Suggest Treatment For Staph Infection In The Breast
hi, thanks for post, well i have a question: if it have been confirmed that staphylococcus is the causing germ, because to know it is necessary a culture with sensitivity of the secretion, so if this test did not have done yet, you should ask for it because is a bit belated, but is gold standard for know what is the causing and wich drug is effective for it. Well another fact is that infection don´t heals and for the location, some times hidden neoplasias appear like infections in skin, for this reason this must be discarded too. i expect have helped.