Abstract
This article reviews pediatric Lyme disease in the United States. The agent of Lyme disease includes three pathogenic species (Borrelia burgdorferi, B afzelii, and B garinii), but only B. burgdorferi strains are found in the United States. The article's discussion is limited to the single species B burgdorferi.
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Animals
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Arachnid Vectors
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Bites and Stings / prevention & control
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Child
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Erythema Chronicum Migrans / diagnosis
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Humans
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Lyme Disease* / complications
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Lyme Disease* / diagnosis
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Lyme Disease* / drug therapy
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Lyme Disease* / therapy
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Lyme Neuroborreliosis / diagnosis
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Lyme Neuroborreliosis / drug therapy
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Myocarditis / diagnosis
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Myocarditis / microbiology
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Myocarditis / therapy
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Prognosis
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