title: Can antibiotic prophylaxis within 72 hours of a tick bite prevent Lyme disease?
authors.affiliation: Georgetown University, Arlington, VA, USA. dmerenstein@yahoo.com
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authors.lastname: Merenstein
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authors.lastname: Rosenbaum
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001733:Bites and Stings; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D004318:Doxycycline / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D019353:Endemic Diseases; D004890:Erythema / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D008193:Lyme Disease / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D009518:New York / Q000453:epidemiology; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D013987:Ticks; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D004318:Doxycycline