How is Lyme disease treated?

How is Lyme disease treated?



Answer: Doxycycline, amoxicillin (for children <8 for whom Doxy is contraindicated), or a third-generation cephalosporin


Mnemonic:

GEt a BAD LIMP W/Borrelia (Giemsa stain, EM, Bell palsy, AV block, Doxycycline, Lyme disease, Ixodes, Migratory arthritis/Meningitis, Penicillin, Wright stain)



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