11% had received antibiotic treatment for EM according to guidelines but still developed neuroborreliosis

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11% had received antibiotic treatment for EM according to guidelines but still developed neuroborreliosis

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Occurrence of erythema migrans in children with Lyme neuroborreliosis and the association with clinical characteristics and outcome – a prospective cohort study

Kesia Backman and Barbro H. Skogman (Sweden)

BMC Pediatrics201818:189
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-018-1163-2© The Author(s). 2018
Received: 29 June 2017Accepted: 1 June 2018Published: 11 June 2018

https://bmcpediatr.biomedcentral.com/ar ... 018-1163-2

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On the other hand, four patients (11%) had received antibiotic treatment for EM according to guidelines (i.e. phenoxymethyl penicillin p.o. 25 mg/kg × 3 for 10 days) but still developed LNB.
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