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The Effectiveness Of Antibiotic Treatment In Lyme Neuroborreliosis, Lane Lindeman
The Effectiveness Of Antibiotic Treatment In Lyme Neuroborreliosis, Lane Lindeman
Physician Assistant Scholarly Project Posters
• Lyme disease is caused by human infection with Borrelia burgdorferi, a spirochete transmitted by the Ixodes tick which is indigenous primarily to an increasingly large area of the Northeast and Midwest United States.
• Manifestations of Lyme disease vary greatly, and can result in significant neurologic symptoms associated with complications of neuroborreliosis or neurologic Lyme disease.
• Diagnosis and treatment of Lyme disease and its complications has been a source of debate and confusion for providers and patients alike.
• The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness and efficacy of antibiotic therapy in patients with symptoms …