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ILADS Lyme Disease Treatment Guidelines

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ILADS Lyme Disease Treatment Guidelines

ILADS Lyme disease treatment guidelines recognizes the importance of shared medical decision-making between a patient and their physician.

By LymeTimes Editor

Lyme Disease – Early vs. Chronic

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Lyme Disease – Early vs. Chronic

If Lyme disease is not diagnosed and treated early, it may become late-stage or chronic.

By LymeTimes Editor

Advanced Topics in Lyme Disease

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Advanced Topics in Lyme Disease

Diagnostic Hints and Treatment Guidelines for Lyme and Other Tick-Borne Illnesses

By Joseph J. Burrascano.Jr., MD

Do You Have Lyme Disease?

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Do You Have Lyme Disease?

Lyme disease symptoms checklist helps people document exposure to Lyme disease.

By LymeTimes Editor

Children and Lyme Disease Symptoms

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Children and Lyme Disease Symptoms

Lyme disease can be particularly difficult to identify in children and adolescents.

By Darlene Wood

Children and Lyme Disease Infographic

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Children and Lyme Disease Infographic

CLDN developed an infographic to help you understand the impact Lyme disease has on children’s lives.

By Children's Lyme Disease Network

Probiotics and Lyme Disease

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Probiotics and Lyme Disease

To help combat the complications of antibiotics in the treatment of Lyme disease, many people turn to probiotics.

By Polly Hattemer

Two Standards of Care

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Two Standards of Care

ILADS and IDSA guidelines reflect deeply divided opinions about treatment approaches, clinical judgment and patient preferences

By Lorraine Johnson, JD, MBA

Problems with Yeast

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Problems with Yeast

Lyme patients are particularly prone to problems with yeast because of their long courses of antibiotics.

By Daniel A. Kinderlehrer, MD

Tick-Borne Co-Infections

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Tick-Borne Co-Infections

Answers to the most commonly-asked questions

By Doug Fearn

Lyme Disease Basics

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Lyme Disease Basics

Answers to the most commonly-asked questions

By Doug Fearn

Principles of Laboratory Testing

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Principles of Laboratory Testing

Most cases of late Lyme are not diagnosed right off the bat.

By Elizabeth Maloney, MD