[header] How to prevent staph blood infections [title] Take steps to prevent general staph infections. [step] The best way to prevent a staph blood infection is to prevent a staph infection of any sort to begin with. Staph often begins on the skin, and it may infect skin wounds. 
If left untreated and it if continues to worsen, the infection may get deep enough to get into your bloodstream. This is why prompt recognition and treatment (as well as prevention) of staph infections is key.