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Have an abscess on lower right jaw. on clindimycin for 3 days. should improvement show by now? a chess is harder and bigger.
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Abscess: Primary treatment for patients with skin abscesses is incision and drainage. The role of ancillary antimicrobial therapy in the treatment of skin abscess is uncertain; incision and drainage alone may be sufficient, although some data suggest that antimicrobial therapy is beneficial. For small furuncles, warm compresses to promote drainage are usually sufficient treatment.
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