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. 2007 Jul;50(1):49-51.

doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2007.01.018.

Are antibiotics necessary after incision and drainage of a cutaneous abscess?

Abigail Hankin¹, Worth W Everett

Affiliations

PMID: 17577944
DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2007.01.018

Review

Are antibiotics necessary after incision and drainage of a cutaneous abscess?

Abigail Hankin et al. Ann Emerg Med. 2007 Jul.

. 2007 Jul;50(1):49-51.

doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2007.01.018.

Authors

Abigail Hankin¹, Worth W Everett

Affiliation

¹ Department of Emergency Medicine, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.

PMID: 17577944
DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2007.01.018

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