Lead Sponsor

59th Medical Wing

Age

18 - 55 years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

Yes

•all patients age 18-55 who present to the emergency department with a skin abscess that requires incision and drainage.

•patients with diabetes, HIV, cancer or other immunocompromised patients
•patients who received antibiotics within one week of presentation or were hospitalized in previous month will be excluded to minimize potential confounding variables
•pregnant and breastfeeding patients will also be excluded due to possible safety concerns with antibiotic treatment
•basic Military Trainees will also be excluded from participation
•patients with abscesses on head, face, perirectal, or periananal regions, abscesses with known tracks or fistulas to deeper structures, or abscesses requiring surgical drainage in an operating room are excluded
•patients with sulfa allergy will be excluded.