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doi: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2021.115367.
Epub 2021 Mar 4.
Postexposure prophylaxis with single-dose doxycycline is effective for prevention of Lyme disease in both the United States and Europe and is also effective for prevention of syphilis and tick-borne relapsing fever
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Postexposure prophylaxis with single-dose doxycycline is effective for prevention of Lyme disease in both the United States and Europe and is also effective for prevention of syphilis and tick-borne relapsing fever
Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis.
2021 Jul.
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Aggregating data does not strengthen the support for using a single dose of doxycycline as postexposure prophylaxis for a blacklegged tick bite.Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2021 Jun;100(2):115345. doi: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2021.115345. Epub 2021 Feb 12. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2021. PMID: 33740575 No abstract available.
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