A single dose of doxycycline after an ixodes ricinus tick bite to prevent Lyme borreliosis: An open-label randomized controlled trial

M G Harms,A Hofhuis,H Sprong, S C Bennema,J A Ferreira,M Fonville,A Docters van Leeuwen,W J J Assendelft,H C P M Van Weert,W Van Pelt,C C Van den Wijngaard

Journal of Infection（2021）

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Abstract

•Single dose doxycycline prevents Lyme borreliosis after an I. ricinus tick bite.•Prophylaxis efficacy between Europe and North America is similar, while ticks are not.•Online inclusion enables large tick bite studies.•Prophylaxis efficacy is greatly increased dependent on tick characteristics.

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Tick bite,Lyme borreliosis,Antibiotic prophylaxis,Erythema migrans,Ixodes ricinus,Citizen science

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