Epidemiology and therapy of Lyme arthritis and other manifestations of Lyme borreliosis in Germany: Results of a nation-wide survey;Epidemiologie und Therapie der Lyme-Arthritis und anderer Manifestationen der Lyme-Borreliose in Deutschland: Ergebnisse einer bundesweiten Ärzteumfrage

Zeitschrift fur Rheumatologie

Volumn 62, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 450-458

  Priem, S ^b   Munkelt, K ^b   Franz, J K ^b   Schneider, U ^b   Werner, T ^c   Burmester, G R ^b   Krause, A ^a,b  

^a Rheumaklinik Berlin Wannsee   (Germany)

^b CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^c GRÜNENTHAL GMBH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Lyme arthritis; Lyme borreliosis; Therapy

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFTRIAXONE; DOXYCYCLINE; ERYTHROMYCIN; PENICILLIN G;

ACRODERMATITIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATOLOGY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DRUG INDUSTRY; ERYTHEMA CHRONICUM MIGRANS; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GERMANY; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; LYME DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METHODOLOGY; NEUROLOGY; PEDIATRICIAN; POLYARTHRITIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEROLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENDEMIC DISEASES; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LYME DISEASE; LYME NEUROBORRELIOSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0242288835     PISSN: 03401855     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00393-003-0481-3     Document Type: Article

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