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Is A Sudden Outbreak Of Staph Infection A Possibility?
can staph still be transmitted even after years of no sign of outbreak? My ex father In law had obtained it during a hip transplant and is now being used as a baby sitter by the ex wife. My daughter has a piccline in her arm for antibiotics at the moment , how big of a risk would she be in being around someone who was a known infected person?
Tue, 1 Aug 2017
Hi.
As per your query of staphylococcus outbreak, my advice is -
1. It doesnot appear years after the clinical infection appeared. So don't worry.
2. Only during the active infection for around 2-3 weeks, it is infective.
3. It is advisable to your father in law to apply mupirocin cream at the nostrils twice daily to remove carrier state of staphylococcus if present.
Thanks.
Dr. Harshit bhachech.
MBBS, DDVL.
As per your query of staphylococcus outbreak, my advice is -
1. It doesnot appear years after the clinical infection appeared. So don't worry.
2. Only during the active infection for around 2-3 weeks, it is infective.
3. It is advisable to your father in law to apply mupirocin cream at the nostrils twice daily to remove carrier state of staphylococcus if present.
Thanks.
Dr. Harshit bhachech.
MBBS, DDVL.
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