Incision and drainage procedures on methicillin-resistantStaphylococcus aureus wounds can be painful. Lidocaine does not seem to work very well.What other numbing agents are available?– Alyce ...

After abscess incision and drainage, participants were randomly assigned to receive clindamycin, trimethoprim–sulfamethoxazole (TMP-SMX), or placebo for 10 days.

The primary treatment for skin abscesses is incision and drainage. 20 Readers are referred to the Video in Clinical Medicine that explains the standard techniques for drainage of an abscess (www ...