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    Treatment for infections depends on their type and severity. Healthcare providers may prescribe oral antibiotics, clean wounds with antibiotic solutions, or apply antibiotic ointments. For serious infections or abscesses, hospital care may be needed. Wounds are more likely to become infected if they result from punctures, bites, or occur on the hands, feet, or groin and contain dirt or are not promptly cleaned. Symptoms of infection include increased redness, warmth, pain, swelling or drainage from the wound.

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    Treatment for infections depends on their type and severity. Healthcare providers may prescribe oral antibiotics, clean wounds with antibiotic solutions, or apply antibiotic ointments. For serious infections or abscesses, hospital care may be needed. Wounds are more likely to become infected if they result from punctures, bites, or occur on the hands, feet, or groin and contain dirt or are not promptly cleaned. Symptoms of infection include increased redness, warmth, pain, swelling or drainage from the wound.

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    Brochure in Health Teaching Plan

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    Treatment for infections depends on their type and severity. Healthcare providers may prescribe oral antibiotics, clean wounds with antibiotic solutions, or apply antibiotic ointments. For serious infections or abscesses, hospital care may be needed. Wounds are more likely to become infected if they result from punctures, bites, or occur on the hands, feet, or groin and contain dirt or are not promptly cleaned. Symptoms of infection include increased redness, warmth, pain, swelling or drainage from the wound.

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    How are infections treated?

     
    Treatment depends on the type of infection
    you have, and how serious it is. Your
    healthcare provider may prescribe oral
    antibiotics to help fight bacteria. Your
    provider may also clean the wound with an
    antibiotic solution or apply an antibiotic
    ointment. Sometimes a pocket of pus
    What are the risk factors for infection? (abscess) may form. In that case, the abscess
    A wound is more likely to become infected if will be opened and the fluid drained. You
    it: may need hospital care if the infection is
    • Results from a hole (puncture), such as very severe.
    from a nail or piece of glass
    • Results from a human or animal bite,
    Recognizing and Treating Wound especially a cat.
    • Isn't cleaned or treated soon after
    Infection Preventing wound infection
    occurring Follow these steps to help keep wounds
    • Occurs in your hand, foot, leg, armpit, from getting infected:
    or groin (the area where your belly • Wash the wound right away with soap
    Wounds can become infected with meets your thighs) and water.
    • Contains dirt or saliva • Apply a small amount of antibiotic
    harmful germs (bacteria). This prevents • Heals very slowly ointment. You can buy this without a
    • Occurs and you have diabetes,
    healing. It also increases your risk of prescription.
    alcoholism, a weak immune system, or • Cover wounds with a bandage or gauze
    poor blood circulation dressing. Change it daily or whenever it
    scars. In some cases, the infection may
    gets wet or dirty.
    spread to other parts of your body. An What are the symptoms of infection? • Keep the wound clean and dry for the
    Call your healthcare provider at the first sign first 24 hours.
    infection with the bacteria that causes of infection, such as: • Wash your hands before and after you
    • Redness, warmth around the wound care for your wound.
    tetanus can be fatal. Know what to look • Edges look like they are opening • Change the dressing daily; follow the
    • Yellow, yellow-green, or foul-smelling instructions your healthcare provider
    for and get prompt treatment for drainage from a wound gave you.
    • More pain, swelling, or redness in or
    infection. near a wound
    • A change in the color or size of a wound
    • Red streaks in the skin around the
    wound
    • Fever

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