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Question: Abscess help
Brief Answer:
oral antibiotic and culture sensitivity
Detailed Answer:
hello. thank you for writing to us
I am dr.kakkar(dermatologist). i have gone through your query and i have noted your concern.
Skin abscess could be due to MRSA as well as mixed gram negative , anaerobic bacteria. I suggest empiric treatment with a piperacillin/tazobactum Or with a quinopristin/dalfopristine conbination of antibiotic.
in addition to empiric treatment specimens should be sent for culture and subsequent antibiotic therapy guided according to culture and sensitivities of isolated bacteria.
Regards
oral antibiotic and culture sensitivity
Detailed Answer:
hello. thank you for writing to us
I am dr.kakkar(dermatologist). i have gone through your query and i have noted your concern.
Skin abscess could be due to MRSA as well as mixed gram negative , anaerobic bacteria. I suggest empiric treatment with a piperacillin/tazobactum Or with a quinopristin/dalfopristine conbination of antibiotic.
in addition to empiric treatment specimens should be sent for culture and subsequent antibiotic therapy guided according to culture and sensitivities of isolated bacteria.
Regards
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Yogesh D
How serious
Brief Answer:
Should resolve in about a week to 10 days time
Detailed Answer:
Hi.
A single abscess like this should resolve, in about a week to 10 days, of appropriate oral antibiotics.
Regards
Should resolve in about a week to 10 days time
Detailed Answer:
Hi.
A single abscess like this should resolve, in about a week to 10 days, of appropriate oral antibiotics.
Regards
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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