Prophylaxis with Single-Dose Doxycycline for the Prevention of Lyme Disease after anIxodes scapularisTick Bite
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- 12 July 2001
- journal article
- clinical trial
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 345 (2), 79-84
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejm200107123450201
Abstract
It is unclear whether antimicrobial treatment after an Ixodes scapularis tick bite will prevent Lyme disease.Keywords
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