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1614. Single-Dose Doxycycline as Lyme Disease Post-Exposure Prophylaxis in a National Commercial Insurance Claims Database―the United States, 2014–2017
BACKGROUND: Approximately 300,000 cases of Lyme disease occur annually in the UNITED STATES, with children aged 5–9 years disproportionately affected. A single dose of doxycycline administered within 72 hours of a high-risk tick bite is recommended for post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) to prevent Lyme...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2019
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6808904/ http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofz360.1478 |