Antibiotic therapy in the treatment of skin abscess meta-analysis.

Skin abscess is one of the most common infections of skin and soft tissues. Incision and drainage under local anesthesia is the mainstay of treatment. Although previous small-scale studies failed to show a benefit of antibiotics in patients with simple abscesses, the use of antibiotic therapy is still encountered in the treatment of uncomplicated skin abscesses in our practice.