Stap And Harvoni

I take Harvoni and have a staph infection on my neck, what can I take that won't interfere with my hep c treatment?

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A staph infection is very serious and requires a prescription for antibiotics. the area must be cleaned frequently, cover only if draining. you may use a small amount of antibiotic ointment. The area must be clean and dry.Occasionally they heal on their own with good care, but most frequently need the antibiotics. See your doc.

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Hi Teresa,

Apart from what Karen had mentioned (which is good advice by the way), I'd encourage you to ask your doctor about using tea tree oil (melaleuca) as well as black seed oil (nigella sativa) for Staphylococcus aureus if you haven't already sought out a form of treatment.

I'm not aware of any drug interactions, but both are relatively cheap and their efficacy against staph infections are backed by NIH.gov clinical studies (minus the side effects that are commonly associated with standard antibiotics).

Anti-bacterial activity of Nigella sativa: ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19610522

Anti-microbial activity of Nigella sativa: ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4219874

Tea Tree oil for staph infections: ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=tea+tree+staph

Hope this helps!

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Thanks for the information, I see my primary doctor tomorrow. The staph hasn't spread but sure is painful. Thanks again.

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Hi Karen, so I did see my primary doc, the staph is a secondary infection, the first being shingles. He did give me amoxicillin.

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