Lyme Disease

What this episode covers

<br /> Update 6/6/22 &#8211; there is ongoing work to determine the optimal treatment for meningitis in Lyme between doxy and ceftriaxone. The original episode recording did not make this clear &#8211; my apologies. The 2021 IDSA guideline suggests that you could use either agent. This episode was edited to reflect this change.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Lyme disease prevalence continues to rise &#8211; especially in places where we didn&#8217;t see it before (like Ohio!). this podcast episode focuses on making the diagnosis, the different stages of disease, as well as when to prophylaxis, treat, and how testing works &#8211; all in under 15 minutes.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <a href="http://pemblog.com">PEMBlog.com</a><br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <a href="http://twitter.com/pemtweets">Follow @PEMTweets on Twitter</a><br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <a href="http://Facebook.com/pemtweets">Check out the Facebook page</a><br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Helpful Diagnostic Resources<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.cdc.gov/ticks/tickbornediseases/lyme.html">CDC Lyme Disease Resource</a><br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.cdc.gov/ticks/tickbornediseases/tickID.html">CDC Tick ID &#8211; which tick bit me?</a><br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> References<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Shapiro ED. Lyme disease. N Engl J Med 2014; 371:684.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Lantos PM, Rumbaugh J, Bockenstedt LK, et al. Clinical Practice Guidelines by the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA), American Academy of Neurology (AAN), and American College of Rheumatology (ACR): 2020 Guidelines for the Prevention, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Lyme Disease. Arthritis Rheumatol 2021; 73:12.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> American Academy of Pediatrics. Lyme disease. In: Red Book, 31, Kimberlin DW, Brady MT, Jackson MA, Long SS (Eds), 2018. p. 515.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Nigrovic LE, Bennett JE, Balamuth F, Levas MN, Chenard RL, Maulden AB, Garro AC; for Pedi Lyme Net. Accuracy of Clinician Suspicion of Lyme Disease in the Emergency Department. Pediatrics. 2017 Dec;140(6):e20171975. doi: 10.1542/peds.2017-1975. PMID: 29175973; PMCID: PMC5703778.<br />