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Suggest Treatment For Staphylococcus Aureus
There s an odorless discharge from my left breast when I press it but before I press the breast,I touch the nipple and there s a fowl smell.i had a swab test and it was infection of the skin (staphylococcus aureus) and I took antibiotics but it still smells.should I be worried?
Mon, 11 Jul 2016
Hello
First off the staph may not have been sensitive to the antibiotics you were given.
Secondly, you may have an abscess in the breast and it may need to be drained of the pus.
You need to see your doctor again for a re-evaluation and further treatment if that's warranted
First off the staph may not have been sensitive to the antibiotics you were given.
Secondly, you may have an abscess in the breast and it may need to be drained of the pus.
You need to see your doctor again for a re-evaluation and further treatment if that's warranted
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