Hi,
Recurrent boils or furunculosis are skin abscesses that may be caused by the
Staph bacteria. In between outbreaks of boils, the bacteria responsible (
staph) is still present on your body and thus may lead to recurrence. Talk to your doctor of a possibility of a chronic staph carrier so that proper prophylaxis may be done. Physicians have tried eradicating the staph by simply applying an antibiotic to the nose each month, and this approach sometimes is successful.