...But within three days, Tayler's leg swelled to twice its normal size and she developed a fever. Her leg hurt so much she couldn't walk. The wound oozed a clear, reddish liquid...
...People can carry the bacteria without becoming infected because they develop immunity to it or because the bacteria do not come in contact with broken skin...
...revealed that more than half of patients coming into its emergency department with abscesses or skin boils had drug-resistant staph....
Staph Infections Spreading
