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Diagnosis

Diagnosis is usually based on clinical presentation

Laboratory Tests

Tests are not necessary in most cases because diagnosis is made on clinical grounds
Gram stain and/or culture may be used to confirm the diagnosis when the clinical presentation is unclear or if the patient fails first treatment
- Gram stain smears of vesicles show Gram-positive cocci
- Culture and sensitivity test reveals the causative agents and the appropriate therapy especially when resistant organisms are suspected

Take blood cultures when patient appears ill and when infection is severe, recurrent, suspected to be an outbreak, or suspected to be caused by Methicillin-resistant S aureus (MRSA)

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