Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 50, Issue 1 , Pages 49-51 , July 2007

Are Antibiotics Necessary After Incision and Drainage of a Cutaneous Abscess?

  • Abigail Hankin, MD, MPH
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  • Worth W. Everett, MD

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    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for correspondence: Worth W. Everett, MD, 3400 Spruce Street, Department of Emergency Medicine, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104; 215-615-3477, fax 215-662-3953

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 Supervising editor: Judd E. Hollander, MD

PII: S0196-0644(07)00078-9

doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2007.01.018

Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 50, Issue 1 , Pages 49-51 , July 2007

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