A little over a week ago I developed what my doctor told me was impetigo on my face in this small spot by my chin/mouth. Now, I am a perfectly healthy 18 year old female with good hygiene so I have no idea how that even happened. But apparently it's caused by staph or strep bacteria. So my doctor prescribed bactroban for me and said if it didn't look any better after a few days she would give me antibiotics. Well, I used the bactroban religiously (three times a day) on the thing. And it didn't look any better after a few days, it actually looked worse.

So we called back the doctor and I was prescribed Augmentin to take for ten days. I've been taking it for five days so far and nothing is better at all...it actually looks worse! Do you think I should've seen improvement by now? To top it all off, it now doesn't even look like impetigo...it looks like it's deeper in my skin and is almost ulcer-like. It's gross! Like, the center is this black-gray scab and it has raised red ridges around it. And it oozes pus, which is absolutely disgusting. I hate the fact that it's on my face too, and now I'm worried it's going to scar. Does this sound like impetigo still or...?

Thanks for your help. I understand if you can't really help because, like I said, this is only over the internet. But maybe someone had something similar?

Then I came home for spring break. after a couple days my lips began to itch again, but luckily I didnt get it before I went back to SD.

Now, its summer vacation and after only a few days since being home my lips started to itch again, and im getting those same bumps and Ive noticed that when I wipe my lips with a kleenex, it comes off yellow... So Im almost positive that Im getting it again

But I just dont know WHY this is happening. I havent kissed anyone, havent gotten cut on my lips... it just happens. Does anyone have any idea why this could occur out of nowhere? like I know this is caused by a staph infection and is most prevalent in younger kids, but I just dont see how I coud have gotten it so sudden when I came back, and have never gotten it in SD... Help pleeeease????
My house is not dirty... I have never gotten it before until I came home the first time, over Christmas break, and that was even after a couple weeks of being home.

Any help would be appreciated.

i have sores on me that have a yellow scab , its red around them but its feels brused and hurts to tuch it... i have been running 100.0 tempature, i have chills, sweats,nausea, and i almost through up a couple times. i need to know if all of thoughs are symptoms of impetigo or if its something else, at first i thouth it was spider bites, but its spreading so unless i am being slowly eatin i think i might have something!!!

So how long until I can have another capsule? And then how long after that?

thanks!