Question 190 · LEK · Lyme disease
Indicate the true statement concerning the use of antibiotics in the case of a tick bite:
- A. antibiotic should be used when specific antibodies were detected in spite of a lack of clinical symptoms.
- B. therapy with antibiotics lasting several months neither brings any medical advantage nor improves the patient’s quality of life.
- C. post-exposure prophylaxis (single 200 mg dose of doxycycline) should be performed in every person within 48 hours of the bite.
- D. A,B are correct.
- E. A,B,C are correct.
Hint
Ask whether treating asymptomatic seropositivity, prolonged courses and universal prophylaxis are supported by evidence.
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