The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics
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ISSUE 1209
ISSUE 1209
May 23, 2005
Issue 1209
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Treatment of Lyme Disease
May 23, 2005 (Issue: 1209)
Lyme disease in North America is caused by the spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi, which is transmitted to humans by Ixodes scapularis or pacificus ticks. These ticks may also carry other pathogens; coinfection with Babesia microti or Anaplasma...more
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