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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus ([[Special:MyLanguage/MRSA|MRSA]]) is a well known cause of many abscesses in the ED being the most common cause of purulent skin and soft-tissue infections.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Maligner D et al. The prevalence of community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) in skin abscesses presenting to the pediatric emergency department. N C Med J. 2008 Sep-Oct;69(5):351-4.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Pickett A et al. Changing incidence of methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus skin abscesses in a pediatric emergency department. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2009 Dec;25(12):831-4.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Bradley W. Frazee et al. High Prevalence of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Emergency Department Skin and Soft Tissue Infections http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.annemergmed.2004.10.011&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Treatment for cutaneous abscesses has been [[Special:MyLanguage/incision and drainage|incision and drainage]] with antibiotics generally reserved for those that also had associated cellulitis. This multicenter, double-blind, randomized Controlled Trial of 5 US EDs with &amp;gt;1200 patients challenges the traditional dogma of no antibiotics for simple small uncomplicated abscesses that can be drained.  For abscess of median size, 2.5 x 2.0 x 1.5cm that underwent I&amp;amp;D and co-administration of 5 days of [[Special:MyLanguage/TMP/SMX|TMP/SMX]], cure rates were 80.5% vs 73.6% with placebo and I&amp;amp;D.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Talan DA et al.. &amp;quot;Trimethoprim–Sulfamethoxazole versus Placebo for Uncomplicated Skin Abscess&amp;quot;. NEJM. 2016. 374(9):823-832. [EBQ:TMP-SMX vs Placebo for Uncomplicated Skin Abscess|Bactrim and I&amp;amp;D NEJM]]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus ([[Special:MyLanguage/MRSA|MRSA]]) is a well known cause of many abscesses in the ED being the most common cause of purulent skin and soft-tissue infections.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Maligner D et al. The prevalence of community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) in skin abscesses presenting to the pediatric emergency department. N C Med J. 2008 Sep-Oct;69(5):351-4.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Pickett A et al. Changing incidence of methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus skin abscesses in a pediatric emergency department. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2009 Dec;25(12):831-4.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Bradley W. Frazee et al. High Prevalence of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Emergency Department Skin and Soft Tissue Infections http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.annemergmed.2004.10.011&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Treatment for cutaneous abscesses has been [[Special:MyLanguage/incision and drainage|incision and drainage]] with antibiotics generally reserved for those that also had associated cellulitis. This multicenter, double-blind, randomized Controlled Trial of 5 US EDs with &amp;gt;1200 patients challenges the traditional dogma of no antibiotics for simple small uncomplicated abscesses that can be drained.  For abscess of median size, 2.5 x 2.0 x 1.5cm that underwent I&amp;amp;D and co-administration of 5 days of [[Special:MyLanguage/TMP/SMX|TMP/SMX]], cure rates were 80.5% vs 73.6% with placebo and I&amp;amp;D.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Talan DA et al.. &amp;quot;Trimethoprim–Sulfamethoxazole versus Placebo for Uncomplicated Skin Abscess&amp;quot;. NEJM. 2016. 374(9):823-832. [EBQ:TMP-SMX vs Placebo for Uncomplicated Skin Abscess|Bactrim and I&amp;amp;D NEJM]]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus ([[Special:MyLanguage/MRSA|MRSA]]) is a well known cause of many abscesses in the ED being the most common cause of purulent skin and soft-tissue infections.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Maligner D et al. The prevalence of community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) in skin abscesses presenting to the pediatric emergency department. N C Med J. 2008 Sep-Oct;69(5):351-4.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Pickett A et al. Changing incidence of methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus skin abscesses in a pediatric emergency department. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2009 Dec;25(12):831-4.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Bradley W. Frazee et al. High Prevalence of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Emergency Department Skin and Soft Tissue Infections http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.annemergmed.2004.10.011&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Treatment for cutaneous abscesses has been [[Special:MyLanguage/incision and drainage|incision and drainage]] with antibiotics generally reserved for those that also had associated cellulitis. This multicenter, double-blind, randomized Controlled Trial of 5 US EDs with &amp;gt;1200 patients challenges the traditional dogma of no antibiotics for simple small uncomplicated abscesses that can be drained.  For abscess of median size, 2.5 x 2.0 x 1.5cm that underwent I&amp;amp;D and co-administration of 5 days of [[Special:MyLanguage/TMP/SMX|TMP/SMX]], cure rates were 80.5% vs 73.6% with placebo and I&amp;amp;D.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Talan DA et al.. &amp;quot;Trimethoprim–Sulfamethoxazole versus Placebo for Uncomplicated Skin Abscess&amp;quot;. NEJM. 2016. 374(9):823-832. [EBQ:TMP-SMX vs Placebo for Uncomplicated Skin Abscess|Bactrim and I&amp;amp;D NEJM]]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus ([[Special:MyLanguage/MRSA|MRSA]]) is a well known cause of many abscesses in the ED being the most common cause of purulent skin and soft-tissue infections.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Maligner D et al. The prevalence of community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) in skin abscesses presenting to the pediatric emergency department. N C Med J. 2008 Sep-Oct;69(5):351-4.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Pickett A et al. Changing incidence of methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus skin abscesses in a pediatric emergency department. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2009 Dec;25(12):831-4.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Bradley W. Frazee et al. High Prevalence of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Emergency Department Skin and Soft Tissue Infections http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.annemergmed.2004.10.011&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Treatment for cutaneous abscesses has been [[Special:MyLanguage/incision and drainage|incision and drainage]] with antibiotics generally reserved for those that also had associated cellulitis. This multicenter, double-blind, randomized Controlled Trial of 5 US EDs with &amp;gt;1200 patients challenges the traditional dogma of no antibiotics for simple small uncomplicated abscesses that can be drained.  For abscess of median size, 2.5 x 2.0 x 1.5cm that underwent I&amp;amp;D and co-administration of 5 days of [[Special:MyLanguage/TMP/SMX|TMP/SMX]], cure rates were 80.5% vs 73.6% with placebo and I&amp;amp;D.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Talan DA et al.. &amp;quot;Trimethoprim–Sulfamethoxazole versus Placebo for Uncomplicated Skin Abscess&amp;quot;. NEJM. 2016. 374(9):823-832. [EBQ:TMP-SMX vs Placebo for Uncomplicated Skin Abscess|Bactrim and I&amp;amp;D NEJM]]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus ([[MRSA]]) is a well known cause of many abscesses in the ED being the most common cause of purulent skin and soft-tissue infections.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Maligner D et al. The prevalence of community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) in skin abscesses presenting to the pediatric emergency department. N C Med J. 2008 Sep-Oct;69(5):351-4.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Pickett A et al. Changing incidence of methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus skin abscesses in a pediatric emergency department. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2009 Dec;25(12):831-4.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Bradley W. Frazee et al. High Prevalence of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Emergency Department Skin and Soft Tissue Infections http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.annemergmed.2004.10.011&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Treatment for cutaneous abscesses has been [[incision and drainage]] with antibiotics generally reserved for those that also had associated cellulitis. This multicenter, double-blind, randomized Controlled Trial of 5 US EDs with &amp;gt;1200 patients challenges the traditional dogma of no antibiotics for simple small uncomplicated abscesses that can be drained.  For abscess of median size, 2.5 x 2.0 x 1.5cm that underwent I&amp;amp;D and co-administration of 5 days of [[TMP/SMX]], cure rates were 80.5% vs 73.6% with placebo and I&amp;amp;D.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Talan DA et al.. &amp;quot;Trimethoprim–Sulfamethoxazole versus Placebo for Uncomplicated Skin Abscess&amp;quot;. NEJM. 2016. 374(9):823-832. [EBQ:TMP-SMX vs Placebo for Uncomplicated Skin Abscess|Bactrim and I&amp;amp;D NEJM]]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;lt;languages/&amp;gt;&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-side-deleted&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus ([[&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Special:MyLanguage/MRSA|&lt;/ins&gt;MRSA]]) is a well known cause of many abscesses in the ED being the most common cause of purulent skin and soft-tissue infections.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Maligner D et al. The prevalence of community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) in skin abscesses presenting to the pediatric emergency department. N C Med J. 2008 Sep-Oct;69(5):351-4.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Pickett A et al. Changing incidence of methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus skin abscesses in a pediatric emergency department. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2009 Dec;25(12):831-4.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Bradley W. Frazee et al. High Prevalence of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Emergency Department Skin and Soft Tissue Infections http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.annemergmed.2004.10.011&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Treatment for cutaneous abscesses has been [[&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Special:MyLanguage/incision and drainage|&lt;/ins&gt;incision and drainage]] with antibiotics generally reserved for those that also had associated cellulitis. This multicenter, double-blind, randomized Controlled Trial of 5 US EDs with &amp;gt;1200 patients challenges the traditional dogma of no antibiotics for simple small uncomplicated abscesses that can be drained.  For abscess of median size, 2.5 x 2.0 x 1.5cm that underwent I&amp;amp;D and co-administration of 5 days of [[&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Special:MyLanguage/TMP/SMX|&lt;/ins&gt;TMP/SMX]], cure rates were 80.5% vs 73.6% with placebo and I&amp;amp;D.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Talan DA et al.. &amp;quot;Trimethoprim–Sulfamethoxazole versus Placebo for Uncomplicated Skin Abscess&amp;quot;. NEJM. 2016. 374(9):823-832. [EBQ:TMP-SMX vs Placebo for Uncomplicated Skin Abscess|Bactrim and I&amp;amp;D NEJM]]&amp;lt;/ref&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;gt;&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-side-deleted&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;lt;/translate&lt;/ins&gt;&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;New page&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div&gt;Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus ([[MRSA]]) is a well known cause of many abscesses in the ED being the most common cause of purulent skin and soft-tissue infections.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Maligner D et al. The prevalence of community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) in skin abscesses presenting to the pediatric emergency department. N C Med J. 2008 Sep-Oct;69(5):351-4.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Pickett A et al. Changing incidence of methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus skin abscesses in a pediatric emergency department. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2009 Dec;25(12):831-4.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Bradley W. Frazee et al. High Prevalence of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Emergency Department Skin and Soft Tissue Infections http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.annemergmed.2004.10.011&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Treatment for cutaneous abscesses has been [[incision and drainage]] with antibiotics generally reserved for those that also had associated cellulitis. This multicenter, double-blind, randomized Controlled Trial of 5 US EDs with &amp;gt;1200 patients challenges the traditional dogma of no antibiotics for simple small uncomplicated abscesses that can be drained.  For abscess of median size, 2.5 x 2.0 x 1.5cm that underwent I&amp;amp;D and co-administration of 5 days of [[TMP/SMX]], cure rates were 80.5% vs 73.6% with placebo and I&amp;amp;D.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Talan DA et al.. &amp;quot;Trimethoprim–Sulfamethoxazole versus Placebo for Uncomplicated Skin Abscess&amp;quot;. NEJM. 2016. 374(9):823-832. [EBQ:TMP-SMX vs Placebo for Uncomplicated Skin Abscess|Bactrim and I&amp;amp;D NEJM]]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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