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What To Do For The Staph Infection In The Index Finger?

Hi, About a year ago i received a staph infection on my right index finger due to wearing acrylic nails.My symptoms are itching, swelling, redness, scabbing, many small bumps, and sometimes oozes. My doctor had given me an antibiotic(amoxicillin)to help but it only worked until the medicine ran out, and now that i no longer have medicade i was wondering if there was anything that i could take; a cream... pills...etc. That would prevent it from coming back permanently.
posted on Thu, 13 Mar 2014
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Hi,
From history it seems that there might be having chronic nail bed infection producing non healing of part.
Along with antibiotic medicine you require proper dressing done by your doctor as it is difficult to go for deep cleaning under the nail.
Sometime nail should be removed for better penetration of medicine and proper dressing.
consult your doctor and discuss about this problem.
Ok and take care.
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What To Do For The Staph Infection In The Index Finger?

Hi, From history it seems that there might be having chronic nail bed infection producing non healing of part. Along with antibiotic medicine you require proper dressing done by your doctor as it is difficult to go for deep cleaning under the nail. Sometime nail should be removed for better penetration of medicine and proper dressing. consult your doctor and discuss about this problem. Ok and take care.