Assessment of Duration of Tick Feeding by the Scutal Index Reduces Need for Antibiotic Prophylaxis After Ixodes scapularis Tick Bites | Zendy

Richard C. Falco | Zendy; Thomas J. Daniels | Zendy; Vanessa Vinci | Zendy; Donna McKenna | Zendy; Carol Scavarda | Zendy; Gary P. Wormser | Zendy

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Assessment of Duration of Tick Feeding by the Scutal Index Reduces Need for Antibiotic Prophylaxis After Ixodes scapularis Tick Bites

Author(s) -

Richard C. Falco,

Thomas J. Daniels,

Vanessa Vinci,

Donna McKenna,

Carol Scavarda,

Gary P. Wormser

Publication year - 2018

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 - 10.1093/cid/ciy221

Subject(s) - ixodes scapularis , tick , lyme disease , medicine , doxycycline , ixodes , tick borne disease , amblyomma americanum , virology , antibiotics , veterinary medicine , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , ixodidae

Doxycycline is recommended for persons with Ixodes scapularis tick bites in certain geographic areas, if the tick had fed for at least 36 hours. Based on the scutal index, over 40% of I. scapularis tick bites from patients seen at the Lyme Disease Diagnostic Center did not warrant antibiotic prophylaxis.

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