Chronic Lyme Disease: A Survey of Connecticut Primary Care Physicians

Objective To determine how frequently Connecticut primary care physicians are diagnosing and treating patients with chronic Lyme disease. Study design A survey was mailed to a random 33% sample of primary care physicians in Connecticut, which asked how many cases of Lyme disease and chronic Lyme dis...

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Published in:The Journal of pediatrics 2010-12, Vol.157 (6), p.1025-1029.e2
Main Authors: Johnson, Michael, MD, Feder, Henry M., MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bacterial diseases
Biological and medical sciences
Borrelia
Borrelia infections
Child
Chronic Disease
Connecticut
Family Practice
General aspects
Health participants
Human bacterial diseases
Humans
Infectious diseases
Internal Medicine
Lyme Disease - diagnosis
Lyme Disease - epidemiology
Lyme Disease - therapy
Medical sciences
Pediatrics
Primary Health Care
Public health. Hygiene
Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine
Tropical bacterial diseases
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Summary:Objective To determine how frequently Connecticut primary care physicians are diagnosing and treating patients with chronic Lyme disease. Study design A survey was mailed to a random 33% sample of primary care physicians in Connecticut, which asked how many cases of Lyme disease and chronic Lyme disease they diagnosed and treated in the last 3 years. Results The survey had a response rate of 39.1%. Physician respondents (n = 285) fit in one of 3 groups. Group 1 included 6 of 285 (2.1%) physicians who diagnose and treat patients with chronic Lyme disease. Group 2 included 137 of 285 (48.1%) physicians who are undecided on the existence of chronic Lyme disease, but did not diagnose or treat any patients with chronic Lyme disease. Group 3 included 142 of 285 (49.8%) physicians who do not believe in the existence of chronic Lyme disease. Conclusion A small percentage (2.1%) of primary care physicians diagnose and treat patients for presumed chronic Lyme disease.
ISSN:0022-3476
1097-6833
DOI:10.1016/j.jpeds.2010.06.031