title: Lyme disease: recognition, management, and prevention in the primary care setting.
abstract: This activity is designed for practitioners who see patients with tick bites, Lyme disease, or suspected Lyme disease in their practice, whether or not the practitioner is in an endemic area for Lyme disease.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To help primary care practitioners recognize and treat Lyme disease and provide preventive counseling.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  1. Be familiar with the terminology used for the causative agent of Lyme disease, its tick vector and reservoirs in nature, and where the disease is endemic. 2. Know the features of the common, characteristic clinical forms of Lyme disease. 3. Appreciate the uses and limitations of laboratory testing for this infection. 4. Understand early antibiotic treatment of Lyme disease, the management of a tick bite, and preventive measures.
authors.affiliation: Schneider Children's Hospital, New Hyde Park, NY 11040, USA.
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Sood
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003671:DEET; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004502:Education, Medical, Continuing; D006801:Humans; D007299:Insect Bites and Stings; D007302:Insect Repellents; D008193:Lyme Disease / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000517:prevention & control; D008329:Managed Care Programs; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000592:standards*; D012621:Seasons