Re: An odd statement?--IDSA Guidelines

On Mar 25, 11:21�am, "the 3rd Man" <sir_de...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY CORRECT. 3RD MAN
Notice this:

 "If patients without Lyme disease were enrolled, which is likely,
clinical improvement might have been due in part to the anti-
inflammatory properties of both the macrolide [300] and
hydroxychloroquine, rather than by an antimicrobial effect".

Yes, well, that is sort of interesting, because it seems to imply that
antibiotics could offer Lyme patients relief...due to anti-
inflammatory properties of the antibiotic.

So...why not prescribe them for THAT reason?

It would seem as though Parkinson's, MS, some ALS patients are
currently being treated with antibiotics for this exact, anti-
inflammatory principle.

So how can you discriminate against their use in the inflammatory
"post-Lyme syndrome", whose symptoms so closely resemble the above-
mentioned diseases as to be indistinguishable?

You know, the syndrome that Steere says is so debillitating.


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Relevant Pages

  • An odd statement?--IDSA Guidelines
    ... experiences in treating chronic Lyme disease. ... patients who had never been infected with B. burgdorferi. ... currently being treated with antibiotics for this exact, ...
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  • Re: An odd statement?--IDSA Guidelines
    ... Lipanz, you need to learn how to quote properly. ... antibiotics could offer Lyme patients relief...due to anti- ... inflammatory properties of the antibiotic. ... currently being treated with antibiotics for this exact, ...
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  • pt.2 JAMA - A 58-Year-Old Man With a Diagnosis of Chronic Lyme Disease
    ... What is the epidemiology of Lyme disease? ... When taking antibiotics he felt progressively better, ... In the Northeast and North Central United States, the infection is ... In untreated patients, Lyme disease usually occurs in stages, with different ...
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  • Re: Some Interesting Materials on the NIH Study
    ... NIH Chronic Lyme Disease Treatment Study Protocol ... some patients with Lyme disease who are ... were given antibiotics and some have not. ...
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  • Re: Some Interesting Materials on the NIH Study
    ... that are either seropositive or seronegative for Lyme disease ... Treatment of Patients with Seropositive and Seronegative Chronic LD ... evidence of persistent infection with Bb can be found in patients ... the intravenous and oral antibiotics will be administered by the same ...
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