The best treatment for any abscess or collection of pus is to drain the same with a liberal incision with dependent drainage. Once an abscess reaches the stage of collection of purulent material ...

Doctors may be able to treat spinal abscesses with antibiotics. However, some people may need a combination of antibiotic treatment and surgical drainage. Back pain and tenderness may worsen as ...

If the abscess doesn’t heal properly, it may drain where it shouldn’t, leaving behind a fistula. Your doctor can repair the fistula, but you'll likely need a small surgery. The location and ...

An escalation of antibiotic therapy with ciprofloxacin and gentamycin led to a significant improvement in infection parameters; however, due to persistent abscess behavior, perineal drainage was ...

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The data presented in this study indicate that most CA-MRSA skin and soft tissue abscesses in otherwise healthy children can be managed with therapeutic drainage, without adjuvant antibiotics ...

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 ...

For non-methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus skin and soft tissue abscesses, incision and drainage is generally adequate therapy without the use of antibiotics, but this has not been ...