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Prevalence of persistent symptoms after treatment for lyme borreliosis: A prospective observational cohort study.
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2021-05-27
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Prevalence of persistent symptoms after treatment for lyme borreliosis: A prospective observational cohort study.
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Lancet Reg Health Eur 2021; 6:100142
Abstract
Of 1135 LB patients (94•8% erythema migrans, 5•2% disseminated LB), 1084 fulfilled primary analysis criteria, as well as 1942 population and 1887 tick-bite controls. Overall prevalence of persistent symptoms in LB patients was 27•2% (95%CI, 24•7%-29•7%); 6•0% and 3•9% higher than in population (21•2%, 95%CI, 19•3%-23•1%; p < 0•0001) and tick-bite (23•3%, 95%CI 21•3%-25•3%; p = 0•016) cohorts, respectively. At 12 months, fatigue, cognitive impairment, and pain were significantly more severe in erythema migrans patients than in reference cohorts, while in disseminated LB patients, only pain was more severe.