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Lyme Disease

The Chronic Lyme Debate

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Rhode Island Lyme Laws

Two Controlled Trials of Antibiotic Treatment in Patients with Persistent Symptoms and a History of Lyme Disease by Mark S Klempner, MD et al. New England Journal of Medicine 2001; 345:85-92, Jul 12, 2001.  (Abstract only -- requires subscription to view full text)

Read about the Klempner Study

ILADS Position Paper in Response to the Klempner Study

Status of Borreliaburgdorferi Infection after Antibiotic Treatment and the Effects of Corticosteroids: An Experimental Study by Reinhard K. Straubinger, et al. The Journal of Infectious Diseases 2000;181:1069-1081.

American Lyme Disease Foundation FAQ

Columbia Lyme Disease Research Studies on the Treatment of Chronic Neuropsychiatric Lyme

Columbia Lyme Disease Research Studies looking for participants in Chronic Lyme Study

Columbia Lyme News: Persistent Lyme Disease responds to additional antibiotic therapy in an uncontrolled trial (6/2000)

Columbia Lyme News: Cognitive Deficits identified in Children with Chronic Lyme Disease (12/1999)

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