How does staph infection look when it first appears?

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How does staph infection look when it first appears?

2006-11-30 03:59:30 · 2 answers · asked by crystal lee 5 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Skin Conditions

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At first, it will appear like any other infection: red, hot swollen and painful. There may or may not be pus early on.

In order to diagnose it as staph, you must culture the wound.

2006-11-30 04:04:54 · answer #1 · answered by Pangolin 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Here you go....it's pretty gross:

http://search.yahoo.com/search?p=pictures+of+staph+infection&rs=0&fr2=rs-top&ei=UTF-8&fr=yfp-t-501

2006-11-30 12:02:30 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋