Increased usage of doxycycline for young children with Lyme disease

• Main Authors: Amy D. Thompson (Author), Desiree N. Neville (Author), Laura L. Chapman (Author), Fran Balamuth (Author), Meagan M. Ladell (Author), Anupam B. Kharbanda (Author), Rachael Aresco (Author), Lise E. Nigrovic (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2024-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BackgroundThe 2018 Infectious Disease Committee of the American Academy of Pediatrics stated that up to 3 weeks or less of doxycycline is safe in children of all ages. Our goal was to examine trends in doxycycline treatment for children with Lyme disease.MethodsWe assembled a prospective cohort of c...