Have A Small Infection On My Surgical Wound On My

Posted on Sun, 5 Jan 2020

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Question : have a small infection on my surgical wound on my ankle (1-2cm). what should i use?

Answered by Dr. Aashish Raghu (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
Need swab with culture and sensitivity testing

Detailed Answer:
Hi there

Thanks for the query

If you feel there is pus coming from the wound it is best to go back to your hospital and show the doctors so that they can swab it and give it what bugs may be causing it to start the right antibiotics.

I hope I have answered your query.

I will be available to answer your follow up queries.

Regards,

Aashish Raghu

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Nagamani Ng