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What is done for bone abscesses?
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Surgery : If suspected, the patient should be brought to the hospital and the abscess should be biopsied, cultured and the defect packed, possibly with antibiotic impregnated beads. The patient may be on IV antibiotics for a period of time based on the doctors recommendations.
Answered 1/5/2019
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