Infection · UKMLA & AKT
Abscess
A free high-yield preview for the UKMLA Applied Knowledge Test, covering how to recognise this condition. The full SA Note notes add investigations, management and complications, with practice questions on this topic.
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- Abscess = walled-off pus collection with a pyogenic capsule that excludes systemic antibiotics - drainage is always the definitive treatment
- Staphylococcus aureus is the dominant pathogen across most abscess types; anaerobes important in dental, perianal, and lung abscesses
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