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What works most effectively to do for a abscess?
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Antibiotics/drainage: An abscess is an infection. The body sends white blood cells to an infected area. The 'used up' white blood cells can accumulate in the area in a pool of thick fluid that we call 'pus'. Sometimes this pool needs to be surgically removed (drained). Other times, antibiotics are all that is needed to control the infection.
Answered 6/30/2013
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