staph infections...?

Question

2 days ago my son's doctor told me he had staph infection. he did not take a swab of it. all he did was look at at and tell me i caught it early and sent me home with 2 kinds of meds. for him to take. can someone please tell me the incubation time of this. like to say if i were to get it from my son how long would it take to show if i have a cut. also how catching is this really. i have heard it is very catching but the doctor did not say anything to me about being careful. please help me out. thank you

Answer 1

your son probably has impetigo with honey-colored crusts on the lesions. the reason he didn't tell you about how contagious it is, is probably because he assumed you would use the meds right away. i would guess he gave you a cream, called Bactroban or something like that and an antibiotic by mouth, probably cephalexin or Keflex. the incubation time is very short and the rash spreads by auto-inoculation, which means that if your son scratches a lesion and then touches his skin somewhere else, he can infect that area of the body as well. Since you have asked this question a while ago, I would assume that by now your son is free of any of this. Just one word of caution, make sure your son's urine doesn't turn tea-colored in the next few days (two to three weeks after the infection), as this might imply another, related disease and this might be more dangerous. Seek a pediatric nephrologist (kidney doctor) if this should happen. It is very rare though...

Answer 2

My youthful sister had staph over 40 years in the past. She became purely approximately 10 years previous. It became during the summer time, we've a river cottage. We concept she have been scratching mosquito bites. They have been crimson and crammed with pus. She stepped forward a fever and became very vulnerable. Mama took her to a Dr. She had Staph. We had to freshen up each and every thing. We could no longer walk barefoot the place she have been. while she had her first newborn by C-section, my sister additionally stepped forward a staph an infection interior the incision. She became remoted from her toddler for almost each and every week! i think of as quickly as you capture the trojan horse, you're greater liable to it.

Answer 3

Not sure if this will help ,but I did my best ..
Symptoms of Staph Infections
The symptoms of a staph skin infection depends on where the infection is. The staph bacteria can cause:
boils - an abscess within the skin. Also called a furuncle.
cellulitis - a localized skin infection which can make the skin red, painful, and warm
folliculitis - an infection of hair follicles
impetigo - causes blisters (bullous impetigo) or honey colored crusted lesions on the skin
paronychia - an infection of the skin folds of the nails
In addition to skin infections, the staph bacteria can cause:
bacteremia - a blood infection
deep abscesses - a collection of pus somewhere inside the body
endocarditis - an infection on the valves of the heart
food poisoning
lymphadenitis - an infection of a lymph gland, which causes it to be red, swollen, and painful
lymphangitis - an infection of the lymph channels that drain to lymph glands, causing red streaks in the skin
osteomyelitis - a bone infection
scalded skin syndrome
septic arthritis - an infection of a joint, like the hip or knee
styes - an infection of the glands on the eyelid
toxic shock syndrome
The Staphylococcus aureus bacteria can also less commonly cause other infections, including pneumonia, ear infections, and sinusitis.
Diagnosis
The diagnosis of most skin infections is made by the pattern of symptoms and physical exam findings. However, it is not usually possible to know whether the infection is caused by the staph bacteria or another bacteria, like group A Beta-hemolytic streptococcus (Streptococcus pyogenes). And in many cases, it doesn't matter, as the antibiotic your child is prescribed will likely treat both bacteria.
To make a definitive diagnosis and to confirm that staph is the bacteria causing the infection, a culture can be done.

Treatments
Antistaphylococcal antibiotics are the usual treatments for staph infections. This may include a topical antibiotic cream for simple impetigo, warm compresses and drainage for abscesses, an oral antibiotic, or an intravenous antibiotic for more serious or persistent infections.
Commonly used oral antistaphylococcal antibiotics include the first-generation cephalosporins like Keflex (cephalexin) and Duricef (cefadroxil).

As resistance to antibiotics is now common among staph bacteria, including MRSA, or methicillin resistent staph aureus, the first antibiotic your child is prescribed may not work. Many of these community acquired MRSA infections can still be treated with oral antibiotics though, such as clindamycin and trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (TMP-SMX or Bactrim). More serious and multi-drug resistent MRSA can usually be treated in the hospital with the antibiotic vancomycin.

What You Need To Know
The S. aureus bacteria commonly lives on or colonizes the skin of children and adults. It is especially common to find it in the nose, which can make it easily spread as children pick their nose.
To get rid of staph colonization, it can help to treat all family members with mupirocin (Bactroban) nasal gel twice a day for 5-7 days, daily Hibiclens (an Antiseptic, Antimicrobial Skin Cleanser) baths, and encourage very frequent handwashing.
Although it can be uncomfortable for your child, having your Pediatrician drain an abscess can be the best way to get rid of the infection.
Keep bites, scrapes, and rashes clean and covered to prevent them from getting infected by the staph bacteria.

Answer 4

Use Tea Tree oil on all cuts and infections and you will never have a problem like this again. My son had a MRSA infection and that was the only thing that got rid of it.

Answer 5

They're very catching make sure to keep the area bandaged.

Answer 6

http://www.webmd.com/content/article/100/105485.htm

It tells everything you should need.