Antibiotics may not be required to treat simple boils, study says
...WEDNESDAY, Feb. 25 (HealthDayNews) -- Children with simple skin abscesses may not require antibiotics, says a study in the February issue of Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal...
..."We were surprised. What we found is that if a physician adequately drains the abscess, it will most likely get better with or without effective antibiotics," study author Dr. R. Doug Hardy, an assistant professor of internal medicine and pediatrics, says in a prepared statement....
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