Posts Tagged ‘2003’
Infection and Immunity, 2003. Borrelia was demonstrated in the lab to suppress the action of immune cells, possibly explaining how a person with Lyme might test negative but have persistent infection. Includes charts.
http://iai.asm.org/cgi/content/full/71/7/3979
Topics: 2003, Borrelia, borreliosis, burgdorferi, chemistry, Diterich, Germany, Hartung, immune, Kirschning, Lyme, neuroborreliosis, persistence, Rauter
Posted in categories chart, journal, medical, Off Site Article |
Medical Hypotheses, 2003. Discussion of common presumptions about the causes and symptoms of Lyme disease, with extensive citations.
http://www.ilads.org/files/harvey.pdf
Topics: 2003, borreliosis, epidemiology, etiology, Harvey, Lyme, overview, rash, Salvato, symptom
Posted in categories journal, medical, Off Site Article |
2003. Discussion of Borrelia strains and their various tick and mammal hosts in the southeastern US. Includes chart, tables.
http://www.pnas.org/content/100/20/11642.full.pdf+html
Topics: 2003, Banks, Borrelia, borreliosis, Chandler, Clark, Durden, epidemiology, Florida, Gao, Georgia, James, Lin, Lyme, mouse, Oliver, rat, South Carolina, tick
Posted in categories journal, medical, Off Site Article |
American Academy of Neurology (abstract only). 129 patients from 3 northeastern locations were treated with 30 days of IV ceftrixone and 60 days oral doxycycline. Results were identical to placebo.
http://www.neurology.org/cgi/content/abstract/60/12/1916
Topics: 2003, borreliosis, chronic, cognitive, Dornbush, Evans, Hu, IV, Johnson, Kaplan, Klempner, Levy, Lyme, neuroborreliosis, Schmid, symptom, treatment, Trevino, Weinstein
Posted in categories abstract, journal, medical, Off Site Article |
MerckSource. Sample letter for requesting copies of medical records for the patient’s own file.
http://www.mercksource.com/ppdocs/us/cns/content/savard/forms/sample_letter.pdf
Topics: 2003, patient, records, request
Posted in categories Off Site Article, worksheet |
Archives of Internal Medicine. A review of the literature on the epidemiology, symptomology, and treatment of Rocky Mountain spotted fever, including case reports. Includes images and map.
http://archinte.ama-assn.org/cgi/reprint/163/7/769
Topics: 2003, epidemiology, Masters, Olson, overview, Paddock, rickettsia, RMSF, Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, statistic, symptom, treatment, Weiner
Posted in categories image, journal, map, medical, Off Site Article |
New York State Psychiatric Institute. 11 patients with Lyme disease and cognitive complaints (encephalopathy) were given neuropsychological testing and brain imaging, and results were compared to norms for each. Includes images, tables.
http://neuro.psychiatryonline.org/cgi/reprint/15/3/326
Topics: 2003, borreliosis, brain, cognitive, encephalopathy, Fallon, imaging, Keilp, Lyme, Mann, MRI, neuroborreliosis, persistence, Prohovnik, van Heertum
Posted in categories image, journal, medical, Off Site Article, table |
University of Florida. A brief overview of the brown dog tick and the American dog tick, including a description and suggestions for control. Includes illustrations and charts.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/pdffiles/IG/IG08800.pdf
Topics: 2003, Koehler, Oi, overview, prevention, tick
Posted in categories brochure, chart, illustration, Off Site Article |
Quotes and citations from the scientific literature on infection despite negative testing.
http://www.lymeinfo.net/medical/LDSeronegativity.pdf
Topics: 2003, Borrelia, borreliosis, immune, Lyme, persistence, test
Posted in categories Off Site Article, review, webpage |
A paper of quotes and citations from the scientific literature, including topics such as tick bites, coinfection, immune response, dissemination in the central nervous system, Jarish-Herxheimer reaction, and risk factors for Lyme.
http://www.lymeinfo.net/medical/LDSupplement.pdf
Topics: 2003, borreliosis, coinfection, disseminated, Herxheimer, immune, Lyme, neuroborreliosis, overview, risk, tick
Posted in categories Off Site Article, review, webpage |