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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
Secondary prevention strategies following boil(furuncle) are warm, moist, compresses on boil several | |||
==Secondary Prevention== | ==Secondary Prevention== | ||
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*Never squeeze a boil or try to cut it open at home. This can spread the infection. | *Never squeeze a boil or try to cut it open at home. This can spread the infection. | ||
*Continue to put warm, wet, compresses on the area after the boil opens. | *Continue to put warm, wet, compresses on the area after the boil opens. | ||
*Clean boils and change their dressing often. | |||
*Wash hands very well after touching a boil. | |||
*Do not re-use or share washcloths or towels. Wash clothing, washcloths, towels, and sheets or other items that have touched infected areas in very hot water. | |||
*Throw out used dressings in a sealed bag so that fluid from the boil does not touch anything else. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Yamuna Kondapally, M.B.B.S[2]
Overview
Secondary prevention strategies following boil(furuncle) are warm, moist, compresses on boil several
Secondary Prevention
Secondary prevention strategies following boil(furuncle) include:
- Put warm, moist, compresses on the boil several times a day to speed draining and healing.
- Never squeeze a boil or try to cut it open at home. This can spread the infection.
- Continue to put warm, wet, compresses on the area after the boil opens.
- Clean boils and change their dressing often.
- Wash hands very well after touching a boil.
- Do not re-use or share washcloths or towels. Wash clothing, washcloths, towels, and sheets or other items that have touched infected areas in very hot water.
- Throw out used dressings in a sealed bag so that fluid from the boil does not touch anything else.