Lyme Project: Babesiosis, Ehrlichiosis and Bartonellosis

Babesiosis, Ehrlichiosis and Bartonellosis
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Greenwich-Post.com on 03 October, 2008 07:29:00
 
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Dr Cameron encourages new patients to request testing for the three most common
Lyme disease co-infections: Babesiosis and Erlichiosis (HME or HCE), parasitic
infections, and Bartonellosis, an infection caused by bacteria called
Bartonella.
Symptoms and treatment of Lyme co-infections are as complex as Lyme itself.
Similar to the difficulty with Lyme diagnosis and treatment, Dr Cameron points
out that the symptoms of these Lyme co-infections are also nonspecific, such as
fever, chills, headache and malaise, and the diagnostic procedures often rely on
a series of negative tests, since the parasites and bacteria that cause the
infections are detectable in the bloodstream for only a short period of time.
"This is why it is so critical for patients to have a co-infection workup
completed at the time of their initial diagnosis, when the likelihood of an
accurate diagnosis is at its highest," Dr. Cameron said.