UFC’s Dustin Poirier Winning Battle Against Serious Staph Infection

• UFC star Dustin Poirier was admitted to hospital after contracting a serious staph infection
• Doctors originally battled to treat the infection in his foot and no antibiotics worked initially
• After almost a week in hospital, Poirier took to social media to confirm he was going home

Good news for Dustin Poirier fans; the UFC fighter is heading home after nearly a week in hospital.

The Diamond, as he is known in the world of MMA, was hospitalised with a staph infection.

What is a staph infection?

A staph infection is caused by bacteria called staphylococcus, the NHS noted. It most often affects the skin and tends to go away on its own.

In more serious cases, it needs to be treated with antibiotics. More serious cases can also lead to blood poisoning and a bad case can be fatal.

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How bad was Poirier's infection?

Doctors struggled to treat the infection, as none of the antibiotics seemed to work initially. The infection was starting to spread as well, and even Poirier was getting concerned about how serious the situation was.

On the road to recovery

Poirier took to his Twitter account to confirm that some antibiotics were fighting back against the infection at last, and also revealed he would soon be going home.

He will now have to continue on a course of strong antibiotics and stay off his foot for as long as possible, until the infection is totally clear.

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