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Invalidation by medical professionals in post-treatment Lyme disease

Scientific Reports
Patients with post-treatment Lyme disease (PTLD) report negative perceptions of care and significant invalidation from medical professionals. However, the relationship of invalidation to illness severity has not been examined, nor have risk factors for ...
Alison W. Rebman, Ting Yang, John N. Aucott   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Evaluating Outer Membrane Vesicle Isolation Techniques for Borrelia burgdorferi and Their Impact on Vesicle Composition, Gene Expression Profile and Uptake

Antibiotics
Background: Borrelia burgdorferi, the causative agent of Lyme disease, releases outer membrane vesicles (OMVs) that may contribute to infection and modulate the host immune response.
Jasmine Jathan, Jay M. Pandya, Mahima Jain, Tejasri Kaithalapuram, Dhara Cherukuri, Eva Sapi   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Education on Tickborne Diseases and Prevention Strategies [PDF]

, 2017
Research suggests that around 300,000 people are diagnosed with Lyme disease each year and that around one billion dollars is spent on healthcare for Lyme disease alone.
Bernard, Christopher
core   +1 more source

Attention‐deficit hyperactivity disorder in children and young persons during the COVID‐19 pandemic. A temporal trends analysis of electronic heath records in Greater Manchester, England

JCPP Advances, EarlyView.
Abstract Background The incidence of attention‐deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children and young people has increased in recent years. Disease frequency varies according to sociodemographic characteristics. There are seasonal patterns in ADHD diagnosis and prescribing with rates falling during school holidays.
Louise Hussey, Evangelos Kontopantelis, Pearl L. H. Mok, Darren M. Ashcroft, Shruti Garg, Carolyn A. Chew‐Graham, Karina Lovell, Roger T. Webb   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Incidence and management of Lyme disease: a Scottish general practice retrospective study

BJGP Open
Background: The true burden of Lyme disease in primary care in Scotland is unknown. Epidemiological data are currently based on laboratory-confirmed reports as there is no mandatory reporting of clinical cases.
Sally Mavin, Swapna Guntupalli, Michael Robb   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Science, Politics, and Values: The Politicization of Professional Practice Guidelines [PDF]

, 2009
The Connecticut Attorney General’s recent allegations that the Infectious Disease Society of America violated antitrust law through its treatment guidelines for Lyme disease were neither based in sound science or appropriate legal judgment.
Gostin, Lawrence O., Kraemer, John D.
core   +1 more source

Borrelia and Genital Lichen Sclerosus: A Critical Review of the Evidence

JEADV Clinical Practice, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Lichen sclerosus (LSc) is a chronic inflammatory dermatosis that primarily affects the genitalia. Growing evidence supports chronic occlusive urine exposure as the principal pathogenic driver, though other mechanisms, including mechanical irritation, hormonal influences, autoimmunity, and infection, have been proposed.
Liang Zhi Wong, Richard Watchorn, Sandra Jerkovic Gulin, Christopher B. Bunker, Georgios Kravvas   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Aberrant T-cell phenotypes in a cohort of patients with post-treatment Lyme disease

Frontiers in Immunology
Post-treatment Lyme Disease (PTLD) is a poorly understood complication of Borrelia burgdorferi infection with significant patient morbidity. Characterized by fatigue, generalized myalgias, and cognitive impairment, PTLD symptomatology closely resembles ...
Alexander A. Girgis, Alexander A. Girgis, Raffaello Cimbro, Ting Yang, Alison W. Rebman, Thelio Sewell, Daniela Villegas de Flores, Aarti Vadalia, William H. Robinson, William H. Robinson, Andrea L. Cox, Erika Darrah, Mark J. Soloski, John Aucott   +13 more
doaj   +1 more source

Modified two-tiered testing algorithm for Lyme disease serology: the Canadian context

Canada Communicable Disease Report, 2020
Background: Lyme disease (LD) is emerging in many parts of central and eastern Canada. Serological testing is most commonly used to support laboratory diagnosis of LD.
Todd Hatchette, Robbin Lindsay, on behalf of the Lyme Disease Diagnostics Working Group   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Procedural‐Based Contemporary Management of Bell's Palsy Long‐Term Sequelae: A Narrative Review

Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective To describe the long‐term sequelae of Bell's palsy and summarize available treatment options, including recent advances, so that general otolaryngologists and other practitioners are aware of the clinical findings and available interventions. Data Sources PubMed.
Robert M. Frederick, Rhorie Kerr, Eric Dobratz, William Dougherty   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source