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How Does Staph Infection On Skin Spread From One Person To Another?
Question: A person is having thumb joint surgery in 21 days march 17th,
The driver who is taking the person has a boil on the chin a staph infection
The driver is on antibioctics. Is it safe for the driver with a boil to take the person for thumb joint surgery?
Is it safe for the patient to be in the drivers truck any chance of patient getting staph from the truck or driver
The driver who is taking the person has a boil on the chin a staph infection
The driver is on antibioctics. Is it safe for the driver with a boil to take the person for thumb joint surgery?
Is it safe for the patient to be in the drivers truck any chance of patient getting staph from the truck or driver
Brief Answer:
Yes it is safe.
Detailed Answer:
Hi there,
Thanks for using HCM.
Yes, it is safe for the patient to be in that truck.
It is unlikely that he would acquire staph infection from that driver.
Staph from skin infection spreads by touch/close contact. So it is unlikely that he would acquire that infection.
Moreover the driver is on antibiotics already and the chances of getting the infection from him is less.
I hope that answers your question.
With kind regards,
Dr.Barani
Yes it is safe.
Detailed Answer:
Hi there,
Thanks for using HCM.
Yes, it is safe for the patient to be in that truck.
It is unlikely that he would acquire staph infection from that driver.
Staph from skin infection spreads by touch/close contact. So it is unlikely that he would acquire that infection.
Moreover the driver is on antibiotics already and the chances of getting the infection from him is less.
I hope that answers your question.
With kind regards,
Dr.Barani
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Yogesh D
What if the boil is not gone from the drivers chin?
After the anitbioctics? Still safe to take patient for surgery if boil on driver infection is still there?
Is the driver at risk to get reinfected at the hospital?
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After the anitbioctics? Still safe to take patient for surgery if boil on driver infection is still there?
Is the driver at risk to get reinfected at the hospital?
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Brief Answer:
The infection is unlikely to spread to the patient
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Unless there is close contact, the infection will not spread even if the boil is still present on the chin,
Yes, it is still safe to take the patient for surgery if the boil is still present.
The chances the driver would get reinfected at the hospital is less.
Do you have any more questions?
With kind regards,
Dr. Barani
The infection is unlikely to spread to the patient
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Unless there is close contact, the infection will not spread even if the boil is still present on the chin,
Yes, it is still safe to take the patient for surgery if the boil is still present.
The chances the driver would get reinfected at the hospital is less.
Do you have any more questions?
With kind regards,
Dr. Barani
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Yogesh D
What is considered close contact
Is help getting into the car close contact
The driver touching patient belongings and picking up prescriptions and handling
personal patient items like id card purse close contact??
Is help getting into the car close contact
The driver touching patient belongings and picking up prescriptions and handling
personal patient items like id card purse close contact??
Brief Answer:
Skin to skin contact
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Skin to skin contact is needed to spread it.
If there is open wound which is still infected, if he touches it and then touch the patient's belongings, he may transmit the infection to those things. And in turn if the patient touches it he may get the organisms. But not in all cases the transmission of organisms lead to infection/disease.
Moreover since the driver is on antibiotics, it is less likely that the boil is still harboring organisms.
Please let me know if you have any more questions.
With kind regards,
Dr.Barani
Skin to skin contact
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Skin to skin contact is needed to spread it.
If there is open wound which is still infected, if he touches it and then touch the patient's belongings, he may transmit the infection to those things. And in turn if the patient touches it he may get the organisms. But not in all cases the transmission of organisms lead to infection/disease.
Moreover since the driver is on antibiotics, it is less likely that the boil is still harboring organisms.
Please let me know if you have any more questions.
With kind regards,
Dr.Barani
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Shanthi.E
Answered by
Dr. Baranidharan Kuselan
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