By mistake, he used a friend’s razor which could cost him his life: what was infected?

Nick Holterman, 24, caught a skin infection from a ‘meat-eating’ bacteria after being confused and shaving with his roommate’s razor.

After this, the young man, who lives in the state of California, saw that he had a series of rashes, similar to “spider bites”, in the chin area.

Holterman revealed that from this episode he began to suffer from a “really serious upper respiratory infection.” “I have deep sores and pustules on my chin and along my jawline,” he explained.

Faced with this situation, he consulted a doctor and prescribed antibiotics to relieve the infection, but it was not enough.

The man, noting that the ulcers were growing considerably, decided to return to the hospital. After a second checkup and a series of clinical tests, she was diagnosed with impetigo, a highly contagious skin disease caused by streptococci or staphylococci resistant to traditional antibiotics.

Sometimes if the infection is not treated properly, it can lead to serious consequences, including death.

The main symptom of impetigo is red sores that form around the nose and mouth. These, in turn, burst, ooze for a few days, then form a brownish-yellow crust.

Based on the new diagnosis, specialists prescribed Bactrim treatment, a combination of two antibiotics that successfully cleared the infection. “I felt like I was going to vomit constantly for a week because my body’s natural bacteria and gut flora were ravaged by three different antibiotics,” Holterman revealed.

Further, he added, “I just want to remind everyone not to share razors or use other people’s razors. They can get antibiotic resistant carnivorous bacteria which is extremely painful and oozes out. All the time.”