Antibacterial Drugs for Lyme Disease
Date: May 17, 2021
Issue #:
1624Summary:
Lyme disease in the US is caused by the spirocheteBorrelia burgdorferi, which is transmitted to humans
byIxodes scapularis (blacklegged [deer] tick) andI. pacificus (western blacklegged tick). Most cases of
Lyme disease occur in late spring and early summer
in northeastern and mid-Atlantic states, the upper
Midwest, and in northern California.B. mayonii, which
is also transmitted byI. scapularis, has been shown to
cause a similar illness in the upper Midwest.
Source: The Medical Letter - Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: admin Tags: Amoxicillin Antibacterials Ceftriaxone Cefuroxime Doxycycline Insect repellents Lyme disease penicillin Source Type: research
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