A short summary of ILADS’
recommendations include:
- Treatment
for symptomatic presentations
Treatment should not be withheld based on laboratory
testing
Early use of antibiotics
Longer courses of antibiotics treatment
Repeat antibiotics for recurrence
Adapted
from Cameron DJ, Gaito A, Harris N, Bach G, Bellovin S,
Bock S, Burrascano J, Dickey C, Horowitz R, Phillips S,
Meer-Sheerer L, Raxlen B, Sherr V, Smith H, Smith P, Stricker
R. Evidence-based guidelines for the management of Lyme
disease. Expert Rev. Anti-infect. Ther. 2(1), 2004.
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copy of these guidelines visit the www.ILADS.org.
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