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to be honest, i never knew that staph could colonise the gut, to any great extent. certainly, back when i was a medical microbiologist, we never looked for them
by zabzonk 4y ago
to be honest, i never knew that staph could colonise the gut, to any great extent. certainly, back when i was a medical microbiologist, we never looked for them there, and we never saw any problems with it there.
generally, staph is a commensal on skin and other surface tissues. you will never get rid of it there. problems come when it makes its way into things like surgical wounds.