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Can Fam Physician
Vol. 53, No. 10, October 2007, pp.1680 - 1684
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Clinical Review

Evidence-based approach to abscess management

Christina Korownyk, MD CCFP
G. Michael Allan, MD CCFP
Assistant Professor at the University of Alberta in Edmonton and practises family medicine at the Northeast Community Health Centre in Edmonton

Assistant Professor at the University of Alberta and a Research Fellow at the Institute for Health Economics. He practises family medicine at the Northeast Community Health Centre and the Canadian Forces Base in Edmonton

Correspondence to: Dr Christina Korownyk, Northeast Community Health Centre, Family Medicine Department, 14007—50 St, Edmonton, AB T5A 5E4; telephone 780 472-5038; fax 780 472-5192; e-mail cpoag{at}ualberta.ca

OBJECTIF Présenter au médecin de famille un aperçu des données probantes concernant le traitement des abcès cutanés superficiels.

SOURCES DE L’INFORMATION On a consulté PubMed (à partir de 1950), Embase (à partir de 1974), la Cochrane Library (à partir de 1966) et Google (à partir de 1998) ainsi que les bibliographies des articles repérés. On a également passé en revue des documents condensés tels le Journal Club de l’ACP et les InfoPOEMs en plus de documents généraux.

PRINCIPAL MESSAGE Plusieurs aspects du traitement des abcès sont sujets à controverse, notamment le contrôle de la douleur, la nécessité des cultures et des tests de sensibilité, l’antibiothérapie empirique et le choix entre une plaie laissée ouverte ou une suture primitive. L’utilité d’une antibiothérapie empirique est devenue un sujet d’actualité, compte tenu de l’incidence accrue des infections à staphylocoque doré résistant à la méthicilline contractées dans le milieu naturel.

CONCLUSION Chez un patient immunodéficient sans facteurs de risque de confusion, l’incision avec drainage sous anesthésie locale est généralement suffisante comme traitement des abcès. Il n’y a pas de preuve convaincante en faveur d’une culture ou d’une antibiothérapie empirique. D’autres études seront nécessaires.





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