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After incision & drainage, are antibiotics indicated for the treatment of uncomplicated abscesses?
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| Title: | After incision & drainage, are antibiotics indicated for the treatment of uncomplicated abscesses? |
| Author: | Budzik, Jonathan Michael; Sharma, Umang |
| Keywords: | antibiotic resistance |
| Date: | 2011-04 |
| Publisher: | Family Physicians Inquiries Network |
| Citation: | Evidence Based Practice 14(4): 07-08. |
| Series/Report no.: | Help Desk Answers |
| Abstract: | The use of antibiotics after incision and drainage (I&D) does not improve cure rates compared with I&D alone. This is true even in settings with high rates of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection. (SOR: A, based on multiple consistent RCTs.) |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/10355/10394 |
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