“…However, in another study with patients affected by CA-MRSA treated with trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole, clindamycin and cephalexin resulted in a treatment failure rate of 26%, 25% and 33%, respectively. In addition, patients who received the drainage of abscesses in addition to antibiotic therapy had lower rates of treatment failure (25%) than patients who received only incision and drainage (60%) (Frei et al, 2010).…”