To the Editor: A 37-year-old man was referred to our emergency department with an acute 7 cm abscess of the buttock. The abscess was incised, and the patient was prescribed oral β-lactam antibiotics and discharged.
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- Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Concord Hospital, Sydney, NSW.
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