Identification of Additional Anti-Persister Activity against Borrelia burgdorferi from an FDA Drug Library

• Main Authors: Jie Feng (Author), Megan Weitner (Author), Wanliang Shi (Author), Shuo Zhang (Author), David Sullivan (Author), Ying Zhang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Lyme disease is a leading vector-borne disease in the United States. Although the majority of Lyme patients can be cured with standard 2-4 week antibiotic treatment, 10%-20% of patients continue to suffer from prolonged post-treatment Lyme disease syndrome (PTLDS). While the cause for this is unclea...