Is It Possible to Make a Correct Diagnosis of Lyme Disease on Symptoms Alone? Review of Key Issues and Public Health Implications

被引：3

作者：

Baker, Phillip J. ^{[1
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机构：

[1] Amer Lyme Dis Fdn, POB 466, Lyme, CT 06371 USA

来源：

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF MEDICINE | 2019年 / 132卷 / 10期

关键词：

Diagnosis of Lyme disease; Lyme disease; Public health implications; Symptoms of Lyme disease; Treatment of Lyme disease; UNITED-STATES; ANTIBIOTIC-THERAPY; ADULTS; GUIDELINES; IMPACT; DEATH; TRIAL;

D O I：

10.1016/j.amjmed.2019.04.001

中图分类号：

R5 [内科学];

学科分类号：

1002 ; 100201 ;

摘要：

There is much confusion and misinformation about the diagnosis of Lyme disease, as well as its treatment. This review explains why one cannot make a correct diagnosis of Lyme disease based on symptoms alone. It also provides evidence to support the validity of two-tier testing for the laboratory diagnosis of Lyme disease. The public health consequences of failing to consider these issues are discussed. (C) 2019 The Author. Published by Elsevier Inc.

引用

页码：1148 / 1152

页数：5

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