Randomized Trial of Longer-Term Therapy for Symptoms Attributed to Lyme Disease
Author(s) -
Anneleen Berende,
Hadewych J. M. ter Hofstede,
Fidel J. Vos,
Henriët van Middendorp,
Michiel L. Vogelaar,
Mirjam Tromp,
F.H.J. van den Hoogen,
A. Rogier T. Donders,
Andrea W.M. Evers,
Bart Jan Kullberg
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
new england journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 19.889
H-Index - 1030
eISSN - 1533-4406
pISSN - 0028-4793
DOI - 10.1056/nejmoa1505425
Subject(s) - medicine , lyme disease , doxycycline , randomized controlled trial , placebo , borrelia burgdorferi , randomization , ceftriaxone , clarithromycin , surgery , antibiotics , immunology , pathology , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , helicobacter pylori , alternative medicine , antibody
The treatment of persistent symptoms attributed to Lyme disease remains controversial. We assessed whether longer-term antibiotic treatment of persistent symptoms attributed to Lyme disease leads to better outcomes than does shorter-term treatment.
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