Document Type
Critically Appraised Topic
Publication Date
11-2025
Specific Care Question
In pediatric patients with abscesses that undergo incision and drainage, should systemic antibiotics be given after drainage versus no antibiotics for the outcomes of cured at follow-up and rate of recurrence?
Recommended Citation
Children's Mercy Kansas City, "Skin Soft Tissue Infection: Antibiotics for Abscesses" (2025). Clinical Critically Appraised Topics. 75.
https://scholarlyexchange.childrensmercy.org/clinical-critically-appraised-topics/75
Comments
Critically Appraised Topics (CAT) are valuable tools for providers. Unlike a clinical practice pathway, a CAT answers one specific question. As needed a CAT may be updated or revised as new evidence is published. Primary files will always be the most current CAT. Previous revisions are available upon request from Children’s Mercy Library Services.
Date Developed: 10/28/21, Revised/Updated 11/24/2025