The authors performed a double-blind, randomized, controlled trial to assess the efficacy of antibiotics as an adjunct to incision and drainage in pediatric skin infections. The patients were ...

The LOOP technique for incision and drainage (I&D) of abscesses in adults is a safe and effective alternative to the traditional I & D with packing and may offer an alternative to the standard regimen ...

Adding trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole to the follow-up for patients who undergo outpatient surgical drainage of uncomplicated superficial cutaneous abscesses improves outcomes compared with no ...

Ultrasonographically guided needle aspiration -- a minimally invasive treatment for uncomplicated superficial skin abscesses -- has a failure rate of almost three in four, researchers reported. In a ...

Clindamycin and TMP-SMX appear equally effective for skin infections. A study suggests that clindamycin and TMP-SMX are equally effective for treating uncomplicated skin infections in adults and ...

Every year between four and five million Americans suffer from chronic non-healing wounds, many caused by diabetes, poor circulation, pressure ulcers or other conditions. Proper wound care is ...

A News 9 viewer has a spider bite, and says it is red, painful, and starting to drain. Dr. Lacy Anderson has the warning signs that it could be something more severe. A News 9 viewer has a spider bite ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients with acute skin abscesses appeared to develop abnormal microbiota in areas around the wound, according ...