Antibiotic duration, but not abscess size, impacts clinical cure of limited skin and soft tissue infection after incision and drainage

Jason G. Lake; Loren G. Miller; Stephanie A. Fritz

doi:10.1093/cid/ciz1129

Antibiotic duration, but not abscess size, impacts clinical cure of limited skin and soft tissue infection after incision and drainage

Jason G. Lake, Loren G. Miller, Stephanie A. Fritz

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Antibiotics are frequently prescribed following incision and drainage of cutaneous abscesses. In subgroup analyses from a recent clinical trial, we observed higher likelihood of cure with antibiotic courses beyond 5 or 7 days (up to 10). Among this cohort, for abscesses ≤5 cm, size did not modify the antibiotic effect.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	661-663
Number of pages	3
Journal	Clinical Infectious Diseases
Volume	71
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciz1129
State	Published - Aug 1 2020

Keywords

Adjunctive antibiotic
Clindamycin
Incision and drainage
SSTI
T rimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole

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