Debate over treatment for chronic Lyme disease continues

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Debate over treatment for chronic Lyme disease continues

"Minnesota is entering its peak period for Lyme disease diagnoses. As common as the tick-borne disease is, there’s still a lot unknown about it. A debate has raged for many years over how to treat it, especially for people with suspected chronic Lyme disease."

"That doctor tested Johnson’s blood for antibodies to the bacterium that causes Lyme disease. It came back positive, as did tests on her kids and husband. The doctor prescribed antibiotics for the whole family."
"Leslie Johnson began six months of intravenous antibiotics but started feeling worse again once it ended. She is on oral antibiotics now. “It’s working,” said Johnson, 39, of St. Louis Park, Minn. “It’s a slow process.” Her 9-year-old daughter is done with antibiotics. Her husband and 10-year-old son are not."