Lyme disease

  • Identifying Vancomycin as an Effective Antibiotic for Killing <span class="named-content genus-species" id="named-content-1">Borrelia burgdorferi</span>
    Experimental Therapeutics
    Identifying Vancomycin as an Effective Antibiotic for Killing Borrelia burgdorferi

    Borrelia burgdorferi is the causative agent of Lyme borreliosis. Antibiotic therapy of early acute infection is effective for most patients, but 10 to 20% go on to develop posttreatment Lyme disease syndrome (PTLDS).

    Xiaoqian Wu, Bijaya Sharma, Samantha Niles, Kathleen O'Connor, Rebecca Schilling, Nicole Matluck, Anthony D'Onofrio, Linden T. Hu, Kim Lewis
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