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Lyme disease: antibiotic choices
#lymedisease #antibiotic #dosage #NICE #bmj
Lyme disease: antibiotic ... choices #lymedisease ... #antibiotic #dosage
LYME DISEASE TREATMENT:

PROPHYLAXIS, EARLY LYME, EARLY DISSEMINATED LYME, LATE LYME, CHRONIC LYME 

#Management #Treatment #LymeDisease #Antibiotics
Management #Treatment #LymeDisease ... #Antibiotics #Early
IDSA Recommended antimicrobial regimens for treatment of patients with Lyme disease.

#Management #InfectiousDiseases #Antibiotics #LymeDisease #Treatment #Regimens
InfectiousDiseases #Antibiotics ... #LymeDisease #Treatment
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Illustrative example of a patient with acrodermatitis chronica atrophicans. 

Acrodermatitis chronica atrophicans is a late skin
acrodermatitis chronica atrophicans ... Acrodermatitis chronica atrophicans ... Acrodermatitis chronica atrophicans ... is diagnosed most ... Dermatology #Rash #LymeDisease
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Lyme Disease Pearls

Epidemiology: Ixodes scapularis carrying borrelia 
have spread and are now found in 
growing areas
Shorter course of antibiotics ... old is fine #Diagnosis ... #Management #LymeDisease
Suspected catheter-related bloodstream infection - Management Algorithm
 • Temperature 37.8 C   • Rigors
start empiric antibiotics ... Antibiotic Management ... quickly to empiric antibiotics ... after empiric antibiotics ... Algorithm #CRBSI #diagnosis
Clinical Manifestations and Diagnosis of Lyme Disease - Borreliosis
Erythema migrans
 - 3-32 days (median: 7-10 days)
Manifestations and Diagnosis ... Acrodermatitis chronica atrophicans ... antibodies #LymeDisease ... #Borreliosis #Diagnosis
Lyme Disease: Clinical diagnosis. Likely if recent hiking, travel to endemic area, erythema migrans (EM), an
Disease: Clinical diagnosis ... #Diagnosis #LymeDisease
Otitis Media
#Diagnosis #Management #Peds #OtitisMedia #Antibiotics #PEMSource
Otitis Media #Diagnosis ... #OtitisMedia #Antibiotics
Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis (SBP) - Diagnosis and Management
Ascites PMN > 250/mm3
? Nosocomial or hospital acquired. Recent
Peritonitis (SBP) - Diagnosis ... Recent exposure to antibiotics ... after empirical antibiotic ... Short-term (< 7 days) antibiotic ... Peritonitis #SBP #Diagnosis