About 3 months ago, me and a friend went on a rafting trip. we stayed at a cabin that had a hot tub. one of the nights we were up late hanging out and drinking beer and got ate up by mosquitoes. we boiled in the hot tub for awhile.
now, 3 months later, most of the bites have long since gone away, except for 2 which will not seem to heal. They still flare up and itch, get a small scab and appear as if they are going to heal, but never really do. 1 is on my calf, the other about 2 inches above my knee. It does not seem to spread other than if i scratch the surround hair follicles become mildly irritated for a day or two.
my friend also has 2 or three bites still on his arm and back. Is it possible that these bites got infected from the hottub, perhaps with staph or something?
Standard topical antibiotics (Clindamyacin phosphate, prescribed by my primary care provider) doesn't seem to have any effect either. My mother suggested a daily bleach-water wash which got rid of my brothers impetigo when he was little. Any thoughts or suggestions?