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Injectable Antibiotic Protects Against Lyme Disease in Mice
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Page: << Prev | 1 | 2 | 3 "I want to emphasize, however, that this is an animal model of disease we're looking at, and this formulation is not ready to put in people tomorrow," Zeidner cautioned. "It will take some time before it's ready for the clinic."
Dr. Raphael B. Stricker, recent past president of the International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society, described the new research as "outstanding."
"This work is very interesting," he said, "because they've found a way to target both Lyme disease and another very significant disease that up until just four years ago wasn't even recognized. And since the current treatment could involve taking antibiotics for months at a time, a single shot like this -- giving long-term protection and maybe even treatment -- could certainly end up being preferable."
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Last updated 4/4/2008
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SOURCES: Nordin Zeidner, DVM, Ph.D., chief, Vector-Host Laboratory, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Fort Collins, Colo.; Raphael B. Stricker, M.D., California Pacific Medical Center, San Francisco, and past president, International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society; April 2008 Journal of Medical Microbiology
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