Re: Staph infection in knee

I contracted a staph infection and am still under treatment as I write this posting. Mine was nonsurgically caused but the treatment is essentially the same in either case. My Antibiotic treatment is scheduled to last 2 and 1/2 months in totality. It's no minor event. An estimated 40,000 people perish annually in the US from this affliction. Praying isn't effective against this bug, you need Antibiotics . To my knowledge the best means of preventing staph infections due to surgery is the prophylactic use of staph effective Antibiotics just prior to and after surgery. If you already have a staph infection then the only feasible treatment is to culture the staph and use an Antibiotic that shows activity in culture. In extreme cases surgery involving debridement may be required to clear away necrotic tissue and drain the site. One helpful side note is that since long term use of these Antibiotics , probably a cephalosporin, tend to reduce one's internal flora and cause gastrointestinal distress, the use of such replacement organisms like acidophilus capsules and other lactic acid bacteria can be a huge help. You can buy these at a health food store. Brewers yeast is also indicated but it made me sick.

Truly

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