Chronic Lyme disease.
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Lantos, PM
Published in: Infect Dis Clin North Am
June 2015
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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Infect Dis Clin North Am
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1557-9824
Publication Date
June 2015
Volume
29
Issue
2
Start / End Page
325 / 340
Location
United States
Related Subject Headings
- Risk Factors
- Practice Guidelines as Topic
- Microbiology
- Lyme Disease
- Humans
- Coinfection
- Chronic Disease
- Borrelia burgdorferi
- Anti-Bacterial Agents
- 4202 Epidemiology
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Lantos, P. M. (2015). Chronic Lyme disease. Infect Dis Clin North Am, 29(2), 325–340. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.idc.2015.02.006
Lantos, Paul M. “Chronic Lyme disease.” Infect Dis Clin North Am 29, no. 2 (June 2015): 325–40. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.idc.2015.02.006.
Lantos PM. Chronic Lyme disease. Infect Dis Clin North Am. 2015 Jun;29(2):325–40.
Lantos, Paul M. “Chronic Lyme disease.” Infect Dis Clin North Am, vol. 29, no. 2, June 2015, pp. 325–40. Pubmed, doi:10.1016/j.idc.2015.02.006.
Lantos PM. Chronic Lyme disease. Infect Dis Clin North Am. 2015 Jun;29(2):325–340.
Published In
Infect Dis Clin North Am
DOI
EISSN
1557-9824
Publication Date
June 2015
Volume
29
Issue
2
Start / End Page
325 / 340
Location
United States
Related Subject Headings
- Risk Factors
- Practice Guidelines as Topic
- Microbiology
- Lyme Disease
- Humans
- Coinfection
- Chronic Disease
- Borrelia burgdorferi
- Anti-Bacterial Agents
- 4202 Epidemiology