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Single-Dose Doxycycline After Tick Bite: Does It Prevent Lyme Disease?

Can a Single Dose of Doxycycline Prevent Lyme Disease? A single 200 mg dose of doxycycline is sometimes recommended after a tick bite to prevent Lyme disease. In a report entitled “Doxycycline for Prevention of Spirochetal Infections—Status Report,” Wormser describes how a single oral dose of doxycycline was used to reduce the development of erythema […]

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