# Staph infection in throat
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/staph-infection-in-throat/211616
**Category:** Factual Questions
**Created:** [November 5, 2003, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/staph-infection-in-throat/211616 "2003-11-05T20:55:45Z")
**Posts on this page:** 2
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### Author:  [@TheJungOnes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheJungOnes)
#### Post date: [November 5, 2003, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/staph-infection-in-throat/211616/1 "2003-11-05T20:55:45Z")
2 months after I started dating my girlfriend (She is now my wife), I developed what looked like infected canker sores in the back of my throat. I walked around miserable for two weeks before I went to the doctor. The doctor took a throat swab and found that it was a Staph infection. It took 3 rounds of antibiotics to knock it out. My questions are… How did I get a Staph infection in the back of my throat, could my wife have caused it? I read about Staph causing Toxic Shock. How dangerous was it for me to wait 2 weeks before I got antibiotics? Some ‘kind soul’ told me that I will always have Staph in my body and if I get real sick or stressed that it will come back. This idea is BS, right?
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### Author:  [@spingears](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spingears)
#### Post date: [November 6, 2003, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/staph-infection-in-throat/211616/2 "2003-11-06T02:26:54Z")
Many iinfections are opportunistic and occur when body defenses are down and resident bacteria grow more or less uncontrollably… Others come from outside sources in a way as to overwhelm the immune system to get a foot hold.
A staph infection is not something to be taken lightly. A trip to the doctor can be much less expensive that a serious infection requiring long time treatment.
If you can see it in your throad and it is uncomfortable get professional advice regarding treatment ASAP.