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Comment
. 2019 Apr;73(4):377-378.
doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2018.04.026.

Antibiotics Should Not Be Routinely Prescribed After Incision and Drainage of Uncomplicated Abscesses

Michael Pulia  1 , Barry Fox  2
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Antibiotics Should Not Be Routinely Prescribed After Incision and Drainage of Uncomplicated Abscesses

Michael Pulia et al. Ann Emerg Med. 2019 Apr.
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Conflicts of Interest: MP reports personal fees for consultation and advisory board participation from Cempra and Thermo Fisher Scientific.

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