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longer courses of therapy have been reported.6 Tetracycline
was prescribed from 1 to 11 months (mean, 4 months) for 277
patients with chronic Lyme disease.6 The majority was successfully
treated; 20% of the patients were cured; 70% of the patients'
conditions improved, and treatment failed for 10% of the patients.
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