Chronic Lyme disease.
Journal Article (Journal Article;Review)
Chronic Lyme disease is a poorly defined diagnosis that is usually given to patients with prolonged, unexplained symptoms or with alternative medical diagnoses. Data do not support the proposition that chronic, treatment-refractory infection with Borrelia burgdorferi is responsible for the many conditions that get labeled as chronic Lyme disease. Prolonged symptoms after successful treatment of Lyme disease are uncommon, but in rare cases may be severe. Prolonged courses of antibiotics neither prevent nor ameliorate these symptoms and are associated with considerable harm.
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Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Lantos, PM
Published Date
- June 2015
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 29 / 2
Start / End Page
- 325 - 340
PubMed ID
- 25999227
Pubmed Central ID
- PMC4477530
Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)
- 1557-9824
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1016/j.idc.2015.02.006
Language
- eng
Conference Location
- United States