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Draining the skin sore is often the only treatment needed for a local skin MRSA infection. This can be done at the doctor's office.More serious MRSA infections, especially HA-MRSA infections, are becoming increasingly difficult to treat.
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Abscess incision & drainageDefinition An infected skin nodule that contains pus may need to be drained via a cut if it does not respond to antibiotics. This allows the pus to escape, and the infection to heal.
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It may need to be drained via an incision(cut) if the pus does not resolve with treatment by antibiotics. This allows the pus to escape, the infection to be treated, and the abscess to heal.An abscess is a pus-filled sore, usually caused by a bact...
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