Estimating the Frequency of Lyme Disease Diagnoses, United States, 2010–2018

By using commercial insurance claims data, we estimated that Lyme disease was diagnosed and treated in ≈476,000 patients in the United States annually during 2010–2018. Our results underscore the need for accurate diagnosis and improved prevention.

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Autores principales: Kugeler, Kiersten J., Schwartz, Amy M., Delorey, Mark J., Mead, Paul S., Hinckley, Alison F.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7853543/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33496229
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2702.202731
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author Kugeler, Kiersten J.
Schwartz, Amy M.
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spelling pubmed-78535432021-02-09 Estimating the Frequency of Lyme Disease Diagnoses, United States, 2010–2018 Kugeler, Kiersten J. Schwartz, Amy M. Delorey, Mark J. Mead, Paul S. Hinckley, Alison F. Emerg Infect Dis Dispatch By using commercial insurance claims data, we estimated that Lyme disease was diagnosed and treated in ≈476,000 patients in the United States annually during 2010–2018. Our results underscore the need for accurate diagnosis and improved prevention. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2021-02 /pmc/articles/PMC7853543/ /pubmed/33496229 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2702.202731 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is a publication of the U.S. Government. This publication is in the public domain and is therefore without copyright. All text from this work may be reprinted freely. Use of these materials should be properly cited.
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title Estimating the Frequency of Lyme Disease Diagnoses, United States, 2010–2018
title_full Estimating the Frequency of Lyme Disease Diagnoses, United States, 2010–2018
title_fullStr Estimating the Frequency of Lyme Disease Diagnoses, United States, 2010–2018
title_full_unstemmed Estimating the Frequency of Lyme Disease Diagnoses, United States, 2010–2018
title_short Estimating the Frequency of Lyme Disease Diagnoses, United States, 2010–2018
title_sort estimating the frequency of lyme disease diagnoses, united states, 2010–2018
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