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. 2022 Sep;13(5):101989.
doi: 10.1016/j.ttbdis.2022.101989. Epub 2022 Jun 14.

Empiric antibiotics for children with suspected Lyme disease

Aris C Garro  1 , Amy D Thompson  2 , Desiree N Neville  3 , Fran Balamuth  4 , Michael N Levas  5 , Anupam B Kharbanda  6 , Jonathan E Bennett  2 , Duncan S Grant  7 , Rachael K Aresco  8 , Lise E Nigrovic  9 ; Pedi Lyme Net Network
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Empiric antibiotics for children with suspected Lyme disease

Aris C Garro et al. Ticks Tick Borne Dis. 2022 Sep.

Abstract

In our prospective cohort of children undergoing evaluation for non-cutaneous Lyme disease, 02 (13.9% of those with Lyme disease) were not initially treated with an appropriate antibiotics and 356 (13.3% without Lyme disease) received potentially unnecessary antibiotics. Rapid and accurate diagnostics are needed to further improve initial antibiotic treatment decisions.

Keywords: Antibiotics; Children; Lyme disease; Treatment.

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