Staph infection or allergic reaction?? Please help!?

I had ACL surgery 3 weeks ago. Things were going great with recovery. Then, 5 days ago my calf swelled up pretty bad and got very warm. Two days later it was still swollen and I had a fever and chills.
The next day I went to the hospital. They ruled out any blood clots and gave me Ancef via IV. They also gave me a prescription for cephalexin, suggesting I had cellulitis in my leg.
I started taking the cephalexin yesterday and about the same time I started I noticed these little red pimples all over my neck, face, and body. They itch and some of them have a red dot in the center. I don't have a fever anymore but I still get chills sometimes. The calf is still swollen but not as bad.
My doctors think it is an allergy to the medicine. But couldn't this also be a staff infection that got into my blood stream???

It is more than likely an allergic reaction to the antibiotic. Staph can and does get into the blood stream. BUT these people are extremely sick. Temperature over 102, elevated heart rate, low blood pressure. These people are very ill, and are usually in intensive care. They are not walking around on their own.

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