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Comment
. 2011 Feb;57(2):183-5.
doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2010.04.027.

To treat or not to treat: adjunctive antibiotics for uncomplicated abscesses

Brad Spellberg, Helen Boucher, John Bradley, Anita Das, George Talbot
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To treat or not to treat: adjunctive antibiotics for uncomplicated abscesses

Brad Spellberg et al. Ann Emerg Med. 2011 Feb.
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