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Suffering From Frequent Staph Infection. How To Prevent From Recurrence?

Hi i had a staph infect about 3 months ago now it keeps coming back,1st one month later but i caught it in time to burst it while it was small and zit like but most recently (4 days agao) i found one the seemed more like a heat rash so i disregarded it until yesterday when it became painful to sit on that part of my leg where the thigh about ends and become your butt. what do i do? do i get more oral antibiotics or us my old triple anitbiotic ointment i was given last time? and how do i prevent this from reoccuring?
Mon, 24 Sep 2012
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IF THERE IS FREQUENT INFECTION,U SHOULD GO FOR BLOOD GLUCOSE LEVEL TEST, IF U R ALCOHOLIC,U SHOULD QUIT IT, MAINTAIN CLEANLINESS.CONTACT A DERMATOLOGIST FOR THE TREATMENT.
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Suffering From Frequent Staph Infection. How To Prevent From Recurrence?

HELLO IF THERE IS FREQUENT INFECTION,U SHOULD GO FOR BLOOD GLUCOSE LEVEL TEST, IF U R ALCOHOLIC,U SHOULD QUIT IT, MAINTAIN CLEANLINESS.CONTACT A DERMATOLOGIST FOR THE TREATMENT.