The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics
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ISSUE1624
May 17, 2021
Antibacterial Drugs for Lyme Disease
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Antibacterial Drugs for Lyme Disease
May 17, 2021 (Issue: 1624)
Lyme disease in the US is caused by the spirochete
Borrelia burgdorferi, which is transmitted to humans
by Ixodes scapularis (blacklegged [deer] tick) and
I. pacificus (western blacklegged tick). Most cases of
Lyme disease occur in late spring...more
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