Lyme Science Blog
Dr. Daniel Cameron, MD, MPH, is a nationally recognized leader for his expertise in the diagnosis and treatment of Lyme disease and other tick-borne illnesses. His weekly Lyme Disease Science blog features articles covering the latest research, insights and case reviews.
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Brain MRI in Lyme disease
The authors review the role of medical imaging for various infectious diseases including the Zika virus, measles, influenza, Chagas disease,
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C6 peptide test may indicate Borrelia miyamotoi infection
Koetsveld and colleagues examined C6 reactivity in sera from both mice infected with Borrelia miyamotoi and from 46 patients with
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Treatment of Lyme arthritis with disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARD)
Antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs) are intended to slow down disease progression. Synthetic DMARDs include methotrexate and sulfasalazine. Biological DMARDs include the
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Could advanced imaging reveal cognitive impairment in the brain of a Lyme disease patients?
Multiple studies indicate that neurotransmitter levels can be “related to measures of behavioral outcomes, such as memory, reaction timing,” writes
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Consequences of antibiotic stewardship for Lyme disease patients. An opinion.
Patients who did not receive antibiotics or who had delayed antibiotic treatment had approximately twice as many hospital admissions than
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My child has Lyme disease. Parents describe fear and frustration.
In fact, one study found that in Ontario, Canada adolescents ages 15 to 19 comprised the group of patients most
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How many patients do not meet the CDC criteria for Lyme disease?
Kobayashi and colleagues concluded that nearly 3 out of 4 patients referred to the clinic did not have Lyme disease
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Hispanic risk of Lyme disease.
In their article, “Knowledge and prevention of tick-borne diseases among Hispanic and non-Hispanic residents of Maryland and Virginia,” Hu and
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When do ticks quest, waiting for their next meal?
So far, research has focused on questing behavior primarily in the laboratory. “Ticks must balance the need to quest for