A minority of children diagnosed with Lyme disease recall a preceding tick bite

Of 1770 children undergoing emergency department evaluation for Lyme disease, 362 (20.5%) children had Lyme disease. Of those with an available tick bite history, only a minority of those with Lyme disease had a recognized tick bite (60/325; 18.5%, 95% confidence interval 14.6–23.0%). Lack of a tick...

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Published in:Ticks and tick-borne diseases 2019-04, Vol.10 (3), p.694-696
Main Authors: Nigrovic, Lise E., Neville, Desiree N., Balamuth, Fran, Bennett, Jonathan E., Levas, Michael N., Garro, Aris C.
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Language:English
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Summary:Of 1770 children undergoing emergency department evaluation for Lyme disease, 362 (20.5%) children had Lyme disease. Of those with an available tick bite history, only a minority of those with Lyme disease had a recognized tick bite (60/325; 18.5%, 95% confidence interval 14.6–23.0%). Lack of a tick bite history does not reliably exclude Lyme disease.
ISSN:1877-959X
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DOI:10.1016/j.ttbdis.2019.02.015