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Boils & Carbuncles & acne
Hi..Doctors,
Over the past 1 yr I was suffering from boils nd acne ..While the 1st set of doctor's said its alert nd acne ,but it continued then 2nd opinion confirmed MRSA/staph infections,however it's not proved.Pls confirm what test can confirm staphylococcus &other bacterial test.
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Dr. Rashmi Soni Lohiya
Dermatologist
21 yrs exp
Pune
Hi,
Is there any pus oozing? If there is then it can be sent for gram stain and culture to confirm the organism with drug sensitivity testing.
Dr Rashmi Lohiya
(MD, DNB, DDV )
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