Additional Resources for Lyme Disease
Clinical Trials
ClinicalTrials.gov Studies of Lyme disease / “Borrelia Infections”
General Information
Lyme disease: A public information guide [PDF - 12 pages]
Protect yourself from tickborne diseases [PDF - 2 pages]
Tickborne diseases in Massachusetts, a physicians reference manual [PDF - 26 pages]
How to evaluate health information on the internet
Treatment and Testing
Notice to readers: Caution regarding testing for Lyme disease. MMWR, February 11, 2005/54(05);125.
Notice to Readers Recommendations for Test Performance and Interpretation from the Second National Conference on Serologic Diagnosis of Lyme Disease. MMWR, August 11, 1995 44(31);590-591.
Practice guidelines for the treatment of Lyme disease. Infectious Diseases Society of America. Clin Infect Dis. 2006;43:1089-1134.
Final report of the Lyme disease review panel of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA)
Treatment of Lyme disease [PDF - 3 pages] . The Medical Letter, Inc. Volume 47 (Issue 1209) May 23, 2005. (Article reproduced with special permission of The Medical Letter.)
Pregnancy
Walsh CA, Mayer EW, Baxi LV. Treatment of Lyme disease. (Abstract) Lyme disease in pregnancy: case report and review of the literature. Obstet Gynecol Surv. 2007 Jan;62(1):41-50.
Prevention Information
Prevention of Lyme disease. American Academy of Pediatrics. Committee on Infectious Diseases. Pediatrics. 2000 Jan;105(1 Pt 1):142-7.
How can we prevent Lyme disease? Edward B. Hayes, M.D., and Joseph Piesman, D.Sc. (Access granted courtesy of New England Journal of Medicine.)
Tick management handbook: An integrated guide for homeowners, pest control operators, and public health officials for the prevention of tick-associated diseases [PDF - 84 pages]. From Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, New Haven CT.
Insect repellents: Use and effectiveness (EPA)
Transmission and Ecology
The emergence of Lyme disease. Steere AC, Coburn J, Glickstein L. J Clin Invest. 2004 Apr 15; 113(8): 1093-1101.
Coinfections acquired from ixodes ticks. Swanson SJ, Neitzel D, Reed KD, Belongia EA. Clin Microbiol Rev. 2006 Oct;19(4):708-27.
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