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Review
. 2008 Jun;22(2):315-26, vii.
doi: 10.1016/j.idc.2007.12.007.

Lyme disease in children

Henry M Feder Jr  1
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Review

Lyme disease in children

Henry M Feder Jr. Infect Dis Clin North Am. 2008 Jun.

Abstract

This article reviews pediatric Lyme disease in the United States. The agent of Lyme disease includes three pathogenic species (Borrelia burgdorferi, B afzelii, and B garinii), but only B. burgdorferi strains are found in the United States. The article's discussion is limited to the single species B burgdorferi.

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