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Lyme Disease - References

Citations

  1. International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society (2004). Evidence-based guidelines for the management of Lyme disease. Expert Review of Anti-Infective Therapy, 2(Suppl 1): S1–S13.

  2. Edlow JA (2002). Erythema migrans section of Tick-borne diseases. Medical Clinics of North America, 86(2): 239–260.

  3. Smith RP, et al. (2002). Clinical characteristics and treatment outcome of early Lyme disease in patients with microbiologically confirmed erythema migrans. Annals of Internal Medicine, 136: 421–428.

  4. Hwang MI (2000). Dangers of Lyme disease. JAMA, 283(5): 698.

  5. Nadelman RB (2001). Prophylaxis with single-dose doxycycline for the prevention of Lyme disease after an Ixodes scapularis tick bite. New England Journal of Medicine, 345(2).

  6. Wormser GP, et al. (2003). Duration of antibiotic therapy for early Lyme disease. Annals of Internal Medicine, 138: 697–704.

  7. Eppes SC, et al. (2002). Comparative study of cefuroximine axetil versus amoxicillin in children with early Lyme disease. Pediatrics, 109(6): 1173–1176.

Other Works Consulted

  • Hayes E, Mead P (2005). Lyme disease. Clinical Evidence (13): 947–955.

  • Hayes EB, Piesman J (2003). How can we prevent Lyme disease? New England Journal of Medicine, 348: 2424–2430.

  • Tompkins DC, Luft BJ (2005). Lyme disease and other spirochetal zoonoses. In DC Dale et al., eds., ACP Medicine, section 7, chap. 7. New York: WebMD.

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Last Updated: September 21, 2006
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