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Old 03-15-2012, 02:24 AM
dougie_monty dougie_monty is offline
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Staph infection and the mouth

I am just now getting over a severe staph infection--symptoms include a reddened, swollen calf oozing water; nausea; dazed feeling; great loss of appetite. According to my doctor, the staphylococcus aureus bacteria regularly (and properly) inhabit the mouth, but do not belong anywhere else in or on the body. Did I hear right?
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