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1
Q

How long must a tick be attached in order to transfer the bacterial infection to the host?

A

36 hours (even then it’s not even a sure thing)

2
Q

Bacteria responsible for lyme disease?

A

B. Burgdorferi

3
Q

Skin lesion indicative of lyme disease?

A

Erythema migrans (not all cases)

4
Q

What types of symptoms do you see in early disseminated lyme disease?

A

Constitutional - EM lesions, lympadenopthy

Musculoskeletal - arthalgia, migratory arthritis

Neurologic - facial nerve palsy, radicular pain, poly neuritis

Cardiac - AV block

5
Q

SYmptoms of late lyme disease?

A

Chronic arthritis
Acrodermatitis chronicum atrophicans
Neuro impairment

6
Q

Lab tests used most commonly for confirming diagnosis?

A

ELISA + EIA to check for antibodies

PCR

7
Q

Problems with serologic testing?

A
  • Often get false positives
  • IgG and IgM antibodies persist for years after initial infection
  • Tests poorly standardized
  • Absolute titer of Ab doesnt correspond to severity of infection
8
Q

What would you need to make a lyme disease diagnosis?

A

History of exposure to Ixodes endemic area
History of tick bite
Clinical manifestations

Confirm using serology and PCR

9
Q

What treatment do you use for early localized or systemic lyme disease?

A

Doxycycline
Amoxycillin
Cefuroxime

10
Q

What drug can be used to treat both B. Burgdorferi and A. phagocytophilum?

A

Doxycycline can be used to treat both

11
Q

What drug should you use to treat joint CNS and Cardiac Lyme Disease?

A

Arthritis and CNS Lyme
-use Doxycycline or ceftriaxone

Cardiac Lyme
-Use ceftriaxome

12
Q

Is prophylactic doxycyline after a tick-bite important?

A

Probably not, just monitor well and treat as soon as any symptoms occur. Could be helpful though