Clinical practice guidelines by the infectious diseases society of America (IDSA), American academy of neurology (AAN), and american college of rheumatology (acr): 2020 guidelines for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of lyme disease

Paul M. Lantos, Jeffrey Rumbaugh, Linda K. Bockenstedt, Yngve T. Falck-Ytter, Maria E. Aguero-Rosenfeld, Paul G. Auwaerter, Kelly Baldwin, Raveendhara R. Bannuru, Kiran K. Belani, William R. Bowie, John A. Branda, David B. Clifford, Francis J. Dimario, John J. Halperin, Peter J. Krause, Valery Lavergne, Matthew H. Liang, H. Cody Meissner, Lise E. Nigrovic, James J. NoctonMikala C. Osani, Amy A. Pruitt, Jane Rips, Lynda E. Rosenfeld, Margot L. Savoy, Sunil K. Sood, Allen C. Steere, Franc Strle, Robert Sundel, Jean Tsao, Elizaveta E. Vaysbrot, Gary P. Wormser, Lawrence S. Zemel

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Abstract

This evidence-based clinical practice guideline for the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of Lyme disease was developed by a multidisciplinary panel representing the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA), the American Academy of Neurology (AAN), and the American College of Rheumatology (ACR). The scope of this guideline includes prevention of Lyme disease, and the diagnosis and treatment of Lyme disease presenting as erythema migrans, Lyme disease complicated by neurologic, cardiac, and rheumatologic manifestations, Eurasian manifestations of Lyme disease, and Lyme disease complicated by coinfection with other tick-borne pathogens. This guideline does not include comprehensive recommendations for babesiosis and tick-borne rickettsial infections, which are published in separate guidelines. The target audience for this guideline includes primary care physicians and specialists caring for this condition such as infectious diseases specialists, emergency physicians, internists, pediatricians, family physicians, neurologists, rheumatologists, cardiologists and dermatologists in North America.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1-8
Number of pages8
JournalClinical Infectious Diseases
Volume72
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 1 2021

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