Serious Bacterial Infections Acquired During Treatment of Patients Given a Diagnosis of Chronic Lyme Disease — United States

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• Journal Article:
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• Personal Author:
  Marzec, Natalie S. ; Nelson, Christina ; Waldron, Paul Ravi ; Blackburn, Brian G. ; Hosain, Syed ; Greenhow, Tara ; Green, Gary M. ; Lomen-Hoerth, Catherine ; Golden, Marjorie ; Mead, Paul S.
• Description:
  The term "chronic Lyme disease" is used by some health care providers as a Diagnosis for various constitutional, musculoskeletal, and neuropsychiatric symptoms (1,2). Patients with a Diagnosis of chronic Lyme disease have been provided a wide range of medications as treatment, including long courses of intravenous (IV) antibiotics (3,4). Studies have not shown that such treatments lead to substantial long-term improvement for patients, and they can be harmful (1,5). This report describes cases of septic shock, osteomyelitis, Clostridium difficile Colitis, and paraspinal abscess resulting from treatments for chronic Lyme disease. Patients, clinicians, and public health practitioners should be aware that treatments for chronic Lyme disease can carry serious risks.
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Adult Bacterial Infections Chronic Disease Cross Infection Fatal Outcome Female Full Report Humans Lyme Disease Middle Aged Severity Of Illness Index

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• Source:
  MMWR Morbidity Mortal Weekly Rep. 66(23):607-609.
• Series:
  Weekly Report: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• DOI:
  http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm6623a3
• ISSN:
  0149-2195 (print) ; 1545-861X (digital)
• Pubmed ID:
  28617768
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC5657841
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Pages in Document:
  3 pdf pages
• Volume:
  66
• Issue:
  23
• Collection(s):
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
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