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Surgical infections
A practice question in the style of the AMC Part 1 MCQ exam. Choose your answer to see the explanation.
A man has an abscess that recurs repeatedly, and family members have similar boils. What should be considered?
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The answer is D: MRSA carriage.
Community MRSA causes recurrent skin abscesses.
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