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How is abscess tx?

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Abscess incision and drainage recommended to clear pus and debris and probe the entire cavity following incision and drainage. Abx recommended for abscesses w/severe or extensive diseases (multiple sites, rapid progress to cellulitis, S&S of systemic illness, ass comorbidities and IS, extremes of age, abscess difficult to drain, associated septic phlebitis, and lack of response to I&D alone


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