title: Are antibiotics necessary after incision and drainage of a cutaneous abscess?
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
authors.forename: Abigail
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hankin
authors.forename: Worth W
authors.initials: WW
authors.lastname: Everett
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000601:surgery*; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004322:Drainage; D004635:Emergency Medicine / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D011182:Postoperative Care / Q000379:methods*; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D019564:Unnecessary Procedures
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents