Evaluation of 3 Versus 10 Days of Antibiotics in Skin Abscesses After Surgical Drainage

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Conditions studied: Skin Disease, Bacterial, Abscess

In brief

The objective of this study is to determine if there is a difference in treatment failures and recurrent skin infections when patients are given 3 or 10 days of antibiotics for uncomplicated skin abscesses after they have been surgically drained.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02024867

Run by

Lucy Holmes, MD

People needed

249

Starts

2010-02-01

Expected to finish

2012-07-01

Last updated by the study team

2015-10-19

Who can join

Age: 0 and older, up to 17. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• patients presenting with a skin abscess that requires surgical drainage (induration ≥ 1 cm in diameter)
• minimally invasive surgical technique with the insertion of a subcutaneous drain can be utilized on the patient

You may not qualify if…

• patients requiring immediate hospitalization
• patients who have received 2 or more doses of antibiotics in the previous 36 hours
• patients with diabetes, sickle-cell disease, an immuno-compromising disease, an underlying medical condition predisposing the patient to frequent hospitalizations or medical visits, or indwelling catheters or percutaneous medical devices
• patients with a concurrent, non-abscess infection
• patients with an allergy to Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole

Where it is running

• Women & Children's Hospital of Buffalo — Buffalo, New York, United States

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