Prevention of Lyme Disease and Other Tick-Borne Infections

Infectious Disease Clinics of North America

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 381-396

  Clark, Roger P ^a,b   Hu, Linden T ^a,c  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Brigham and Women's/Faulkner Hospitals   (United States)

^c TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACARICIDE; AMOXICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; DIETHYLTOLUAMIDE; DOXYCYCLINE; ENCIVIR; FSME IMMUN; INSECT REPELLENT; INSECTICIDE; LYME DISEASE VACCINE; OUTER SURFACE PROTEIN A; PERMETHRIN; PLACEBO; TICK BORNE ENCEPHALITIS VACCINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTHRITIS; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE CARRIER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DRUG MECHANISM; HUMAN; INSECT CONTROL; IXODES SCAPULARIS; LYME DISEASE; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; TICK BITE; TICK BORNE DISEASE; TICK BORNE ENCEPHALITIS; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; VACCINATION;

ANIMALS; DISEASE RESERVOIRS; HUMANS; LYME DISEASE; LYME DISEASE VACCINES; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; TICK CONTROL; TICK-BORNE DISEASES; TICKS;

EID: 49849092139     PISSN: 08915520     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.idc.2008.03.007     Document Type: Review

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