After incision and drainage of an abscess the infectious process has failed to regress inspite of the patient being on high doses of an antibiotic. It would be wise to:

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Insert a large drain

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Repeat culture and sensitivity tests

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Debride and irrigate the area with a fibrinolytic agent

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Begin the parenteral administration of proteolytic enzymes to augment the antibiotics

After incision and drainage of an abscess the infectious process has failed to regress inspite of the patient being on high doses of an antibiotic. It would be wise to:

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