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Is An Infection At The Site Of Incision After Bone Spur Surgery Normal?
I recently had a bone spur removed from my foot.the incision site has became infected and has been draining after 1 month and I am on 2 ND rd of clindamycin.Dr.says he can not culture wound because it is not draining when I go.My Medical doctor did staph culture of nose which came back heavy growth,normal skin flora isolated,few epithelial cells,few gram positive cocci in pairs and chains and few yeast.Does this mean I have staph infection?
Mon, 5 Aug 2019
Hello,
Culture of nose says nothing about afoot. And, the chronic non-healing area can be due to infection but also could be circulation. MRI's or bone scans are often helpful.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Take care
Regards,
Dr Matt Wachsman, Addiction Medicine Specialist
Culture of nose says nothing about afoot. And, the chronic non-healing area can be due to infection but also could be circulation. MRI's or bone scans are often helpful.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Take care
Regards,
Dr Matt Wachsman, Addiction Medicine Specialist
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