How is S. aureus infection spread?
Infection with S. aureus can be spread through contact with infected wounds and boils. It can also be spread through skin-to-skin contact with a person carrying the bacteria on their skin but who does not have symptoms. Inadequate laundering or sharing towels or linens can spread the bacteria, especially within families. Clothing, sheets and towels of the infected person should be washed with detergent in hot water.
Lack of hand washing during food preparation can result in food poisoning, at least in part because S. aureus on hands can contaminate food. Standard precautions in the form of strict hand washing by caregivers and good personal hygiene in the person infected are the most effective means of control.
How is S. aureus infection treated?
In most cases, S. aureus infection can be successfully treated with a range of antibiotics, although sometimes the bacteria are resistant to the most commonly used treatments. For example, more than 95 percent of patients with S. aureus infections worldwide do not respond to first-line antibiotics such as penicillin or ampicillin. Moreover, strains with reduced susceptibility to antibiotics such as methicillin and vancomycin have recently emerged, which means that current treatments may become ineffective for treating such strains. Conservative and appropriate use of antibiotics will be critical to the prevention of additional drug-resistant strains.
see a different doctor, it sounds like an STD.