Lyme Disease - References

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  1. International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society (2004). Evidence-based guidelines for the management of Lyme disease. Expert Review of Anti-Infective Therapy, 2(Suppl 1): S1–S13.

  2. Edlow JA (2002). Erythema migrans section of Tick-borne diseases. Medical Clinics of North America, 86(2): 239–260.

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  7. Eppes SC, et al. (2002). Comparative study of cefuroximine axetil versus amoxicillin in children with early Lyme disease. Pediatrics, 109(6): 1173–1176.

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  • Hayes E, Mead P (2005). Lyme disease. Clinical Evidence (13): 947–955.

  • Hayes EB, Piesman J (2003). How can we prevent Lyme disease? New England Journal of Medicine, 348: 2424–2430.

  • Tompkins DC, Luft BJ (2005). Lyme disease and other spirochetal zoonoses. In DC Dale et al., eds., ACP Medicine, section 7, chap. 7. New York: WebMD.

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