"Traditional teaching has been that the only treatment needed for most skin abscesses is surgical drainage -- and that antibiotics don't provide an extra benefit," said Dr. Gregory Moran ...

Diagnosis of a skin abscess based on physical examination is often straightforward and proved correct by incision and drainage. However, abscesses that extend deeper into the dermis and ...

Generally, incision is made through most of the width of the abscess. Once skin incision is made, drainage is done as follows: An opening is made into the abscess using a sinus forceps or a closed ...

Adding trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole to the follow-up for patients who undergo outpatient surgical drainage of uncomplicated superficial cutaneous abscesses ... new skin infections, and infections ...

Participants with a skin abscess 5 cm or smaller in diameter were enrolled. After abscess incision and drainage, participants were randomly assigned to receive clindamycin, trimethoprim ...