A Placebo-Controlled Trial of Antibiotics for Smaller Skin Abscesses

This research article concludes that as compared with incision and drainage alone, clindamycin or TMP-SMX in conjunction with incision and drainage improves short-term outcomes in patients who have a simple abscess. This benefit must be weighed against the known side-effect profile of these antimicrobials

Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - July 5, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news