Open AccessAntibiotic Treatment Duration and Long‐Term Outcomes of Patients with Early Lyme Disease from a Lyme Disease–Hyperendemic Area
Author(s) -
Todd J. Kowalski,
Sujatha Tata,
Wendy Berth,
Michelle A. Mathiason,
William A. Agger
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
clinical infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1537-6591
pISSN - 1058-4838
DOI - 10.1086/649920
Subject(s) - medicine , doxycycline , lyme disease , antibiotics , retrospective cohort study , pediatrics , surgery , immunology , microbiology and biotechnology , biology
The length of antibiotic therapy and long-term outcomes in patients with early Lyme disease are incompletely described. We report the long-term clinical outcomes of patients with early localized and early disseminated Lyme disease based on the duration of antibiotic therapy prescribed.
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