2006
Reinfection and relapse in early Lyme disease.
KRAUSE PJ, FOLEY DT, BURKE GS, Christianson D, Closter L, Spielman A, _ _. Reinfection and relapse in early Lyme disease. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 2006, 75: 1090-4. PMID: 17172372, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2006.75.1090.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEarly Lyme diseaseRecurrent episodesLyme diseaseErythema migransStandard antibiotic therapyInitial rashPrompt administrationAntibiotic therapyClinical manifestationsPrevent relapsePersistent infectionBody sitesDiseaseSequential episodesSpecific antibodiesEndemic sitesEpisodesReinfectionRelapseDetectable levelsFrequent contactVector ticksYearsRashSerology
2005
Hypersensitivity to Ticks and Lyme Disease Risk
Burke G, Wikel SK, Spielman A, Telford SR, McKay K, Krause PJ, . Hypersensitivity to Ticks and Lyme Disease Risk. Emerging Infectious Diseases 2005, 11: 36-41. PMID: 15705320, PMCID: PMC3294369, DOI: 10.3201/eid1101.040303.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTick biteLyme diseaseLyme disease-endemic regionsNymphal Ixodes scapularis ticksLyme disease infectionDisease-endemic regionsCutaneous hypersensitivityIxodes scapularis ticksStudy participantsDisease riskPrior exposureDiseaseBorrelia burgdorferiFrequent exposureScapularis ticksBiteItchLyme disease riskHypersensitivityVector ticksTicksPrevious yearExposureDisease infectionResidents