Evaluation of 3 Versus 10 Days of Antibiotics in Skin Abscesses After Surgical Drainage
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2012-07-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
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.
Phase:
N/A
Details
Lead Sponsor:
Lucy Holmes, MD
Collaborators:
New York State Department of Health Women & Children's Hospital of Buffalo
Treatments:
Sulfamethoxazole Trimethoprim Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination