A member asked:

Will antibiotics help an undrained breast abcess or should you wait until after it is drained?

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Dr. Donald Alves answered

Specializes in Emergency Medicine

Yes: Antibiotics will help slow the growth / spread of an abscess, but will not likely be able to fully resolve the problem--hence the draining. It is not a huge issue, unless immune compromised, if you are on abx before/during I&D or after.

Answered 3/16/2020

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