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KarlaL
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HUNDREDS OF DOCTORS TREATING LYME DISEASE WITH EXTENDED USE AND MULTIPLE ANTIBIOTICS
by Dr C., MD, MPH

There are a handful of hot button issues surrounding Lyme disease that are sure to ignite a firestorm of debate within the medical community; among them is the duration of time required to effectively treat the disease.

For the complete blog go to:
http://danielcameronmd.com/hundreds-of-doctors-treating-lyme-disease-with-extended-use-and-multiple-antibiotics/

The Infectious Disease Society of America (IDSA) has long insisted that a maximum antibiotic course of 21 days is sufficient to eradicate the Lyme bacterium, whileÂ the International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society (ILADS) recommends a longer course of therapy with duration dependent on response to therapy. [1]

So, whatÂ treatment approach are physicians adopting in their own clinical practices? And how frequently are they prescribing multiple antibiotics to treat the disease? A recent study by Tseng and colleagues, published in the August issue of Clinical Infectious Diseases, aimed to answer those questions: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26223992

They discovered, after reviewing insurance claims data, “that the use of extended courses of antibiotics and multiple antibiotics in the treatment of Lyme disease has increased in recent years.” . . .

For the complete blog go to:
http://danielcameronmd.com/hundreds-of-doctors-treating-lyme-disease-with-extended-use-and-multiple-antibiotics/

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