A staph infection frequently looks like cold sores. They sting like heck. My experience is when I use Polysporin (an over the counter antibiotic) on the lesion, and my pain goes away quickly, it is most likely staph and it clears up relatively quickly with a few applications of Polysporin.

A staph infection frequently looks like cold sores. They sting like heck. If Polysporin (an over the counter antibiotic) is put on the lesion, and the pain goes away quickly, it is most likely staph and it will clear up relatively quickly with a few applications of Polysporin.