Pathogen identification of abscesses and cellulitis
Meislin HW;;
Annals of emergency medicine1986Vol. 15pp. -
203
hw1986annalspathogen
Abstract
The goal of culturing abscesses and/or cellulitis is to identify the offending pathogen in order to understand and treat the infection. Abscesses respond to incision and drainage. Antibiotics are not indicated in the patient with normal host defense, and thus in these patients cultures and Gram stai …