KYSELY KROONISEN BORRELIOOSIN HOIDOSTA

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Heinäkuun 30. terveydenhuoltohenkilöstölle tehdyssä kyselyssä (hoitajat, apteekkarit jne.) kysyttiin pitäisikö kroonista borrelioosia epäiltäessä antaa huomattavan pitkiä antibioottihoitoja. 61 % vastaajista oli sitä mieltä että näin pitää tehdä. (Medscape)

Poll from a July 30th Medscape Connect forum for nurses, pharmacists et al

Should extended course or chronic antibiotics be prescribed for the possibility of chronic B. burgdorferi infection?

Yes

61% (147)

No

34% (82)

Other Answers

5% (11)



Other Answers
In some cases: at this point, lacking a reliable Lyme test, RX should be guided by clinical symptoms
use dosing of once monthly for 7 days
Depends if the benefits outweigh the risks.
IV Mg AND IV abx given subsequently over several days as was done in Romania a few years ago
There needs to be a system to tackle and report incidence and resolution of sx with therapy I don't like the ?possibility? phrase. If an experience ID physician has a strong suspicion after using short courses of AB Tx then long term AB M/B OK