Controversies in the Use of Antimicrobials for the Prevention and Treatment of Lyme Disease

Infection

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 178-181

  Wormser, G P ^a  

^a WESTCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; DOXYCYCLINE; MACROLIDE; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; TETRACYCLINE DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL; BITES AND STINGS; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; HUMAN; LYME DISEASE; MICROBIOLOGY; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; REVIEW; TICK;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; AMOXICILLIN; ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BITES AND STINGS; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; DOXYCYCLINE; HUMANS; LYME DISEASE; MACROLIDES; PENICILLINS; TETRACYCLINES; TICKS;

EID: 0030101483     PISSN: 03008126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01713335     Document Type: Article

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