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American Lyme Disease Foundation, Inc.

American Lyme Disease Foundation, Inc.
P.O. Box 466
Lyme, CT 06371


Research and Clinical Studies on Lyme Disease
  • "Lyme neuroborreliosis in children: a prospective study of clinical features, prognosis, and outcome"
    B.H. Skogman, S. Croner, M. Nordwal, et al.
    Pediatric. Infect. Dis. J. 27: 1089-1094, 2008.
    [Abstract]
  • "Lyme borreliosis: a European perspective on diagnosis and clinical management"
    G. Stanek, and F. Strle
    Curr. Opin. Infect. Dis. 2009, June 29, ePub ahead of print.
    [Abstract]
  • "Antibiotic treatment of animals infected with Borrelia burgdorferi"
    G.P. Wormser, and I. Schwartz
    Clin. Microbiol. Rev. 22: 387-395, 2009.
    [Abstract]
  • "Lyme disease in pregnancy: case report and review of the literature" C.A. Walsh, E.W. Mayer, and L.V. Baxi
    Obstet. Gynecol. Surv. 62: 41-50, 2007.
    [Abstract]
  • "Lyme disease serology in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)" Qureshi, M., R.S. Bedlock, and M.E. Cudkowicz
    Muscle and Nerve 40: 626-628, 2009.
    [Abstract]
    Editor’s Note: Since ceftriaxone has been reported to have profound neuroprotective effects (Nature 433: 73-77, 2005) and is often used to treat Lyme disease with neurological complications, clinical studies are in progress to assess its efficacy for the treatment of ALS.
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  • "ALSUntangled update 1: investigating a bug (Lyme disease) and a drug (Iplex) on behalf of people with ALS"
    The ALSUntangled Group
    Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis 10: 248-250, 2009.
    [Complete Article]
  • "Antibiotic treatment duration and long-term
    outcomes of patients with early Lyme disease from
    a Lyme disease- hyperendemic area"
    Kowalski, TJ, Tata, S, Mathiason, MA and Agger, WA
    Clin. Infect. Dis. 50: 512-520, 2010.
    [Abstract]
  • "Efficacy of antibiotic prophylaxis for the prevention of Lyme disease: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis
    S. Warshafsky, D.H. Lee, L.K. Francois, J. Nowakowski, R.B. Nadelman, and G.P. Wormser. J. Antimicrob. Chemother., 2010 April 9, Epub ahead of print.
    [Abstract]
  • “Neurological manifestations of Lyme disease”
    Halperin, J.J.
    Current Infect Dis. Rep., ahead of print publication, April 12, 2011
    [Abstract]
  • "A case revealing the natural history of untreated Lyme disease".
    Schoen, R.T.
    Nat. Rev. Rheumatol. 7: 179-184, 2011

    Note: Although the data are not shown in the publication, the author confirms that the Western IgG blot was positive by the CDC criteria and showed the presence of 21, 28, 30, 39, 41, 45, 58, 66, and 93 kDA bands.

    [Abstract]
  • “Long-term Lyme disease antibiotic therapy beliefs among New England residents”
    Macauda, M.M., Erickson, P., Miller, J., et al.
    Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis., ahead of print publication, March, 2011
    [Abstract]
  • "On-going and Completed NIH-Supported Clinical Trials on Lyme Disease"
    [Current List of Trials]
  • "Musculoskeletal Features of Lyme Disease: Understanding the Pathogenesis of Clinical Findings Helps Make Appropriate Therapeutic Choices"
    Sigal, L.H. J. Clin. Rheumatol. 2011, July 22, Epub ahead of print
    [Abstract]
  • "Biodiversity of Borrelia burgdorferi strains in tissues of Lyme disease patients"
    Brisson, D., Baxamusa, N., Schwartz, I., and Wormser, G.P.
    PLoS One , Aug 4, 2011
    [Complete Article]
  • "Lyme Borreliosis"
    Stanek, G., G.P. Wormser, J. Gray, and F. Strle
    Lancet, published on line, September 7, 2011
    [Complete Article]