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Is prolonged antibiotics treatment for Lyme disease the new norm?

The Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) guidelines recommend a 3- to 4-week course of antibiotics for the treatment of Lyme disease. But a new study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) indicates that nearly 2 out of every 3 patients with Lyme disease are treated longer than 4 weeks.