The Effect Of Wound Irrigation With Irrisept™ Delivery System On Abscess Healing In Patients Presenting To The Emergency Department

Inclusion Criteria: * Immunocompetent individuals 12 years of age or older with an uncomplicated abscess * Patient must be able to answer questions and be medically stable as defined by the Emergency Department physician * Patient must voluntarily participate in the study Exclusion Criteria:Patients with any of the following are excluded: * Currently receiving antibiotics or received antibiotics within last 72 hours * Evidence of systemic infection (fever, aches, chills, nausea) * Requires admission to the hospital for infection or for any other reason(s) * Abscess caused by a human or animal bite * Prior history of hypersensitivity or allergy to Chlorhexidine Gluconate (CHG) * Immunodeficiency (Examples: HIV Positive, Crohns Disease, Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Addison's disease, psoriasis, splenectomy, leukemia, cancer on chemotherapy) * Currently on any immune-modifying medication (Examples: prednisone, antivirals) * History of chronic skin infection (3 or more in the past year) * Chronic medical problem, for example end-stage heart, liver, kidney, or lung disease, diabetes mellitus, peripheral vascular disease, history of organ transplant * Mental illness including but not limited to substance abuse, dementia, schizophrenia or mentally handicapped or challenged * Incarcerated * Patient is pregnant or thinks she may be pregnant