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Re:Lyme disease bacteria eradicated by new drug in early tests by Alex3917 on Thursday April 02, 2020 @08:54PM (#22765430)
Re:Lyme disease bacteria eradicated by new drug in early tests by PragmaticPulp on Thursday April 02, 2020 @09:05PM (#22765476)
> https://www.cdc.gov/ticks/tickbornediseases/tick-bite-prophy...

Please read the study and the CDC web page you're linking to. They don't support your point.

From the CDC link you provided:

> Doxycycline (100 mg orally BID X 14 days) is generally recommended for prophylaxis in adults.

From the study you linked to above:

> A single 200-mg dose of doxycycline given within 72 hours

The CDC recommends a 14-day course of twice-daily dosing (BID = twice daily). It has no relationship to the single-dose NJEM study you linked to above.

Re:Lyme disease bacteria eradicated by new drug in early tests by Alex3917 on Thursday April 02, 2020 @09:14PM (#22765525)
You're reading the prophylaxis guide for Tularemia, not Lyme. The section on lyme says:

"In areas that are highly endemic for Lyme disease, a single prophylactic dose of doxycycline (200 mg for adults or 4.4 mg/kg for children of any age weighing less than 45 kg) may be used to reduce the risk of acquiring Lyme disease after the bite of a high risk tick bite."

You can also see their guidelines for doctors here:

https://www.cdc.gov/lyme/resources/FS-Guidance-for-Clinician...