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At least one study [1] finds topical doxycycline to be useless for prophylactic treatment of lyme. Do you have any evidence supporting its use? 1 - https://ww
by nate_meurer 7y ago
At least one study [1] finds topical doxycycline to be useless for prophylactic treatment of lyme. Do you have any evidence supporting its use?
1 - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3910720/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3910720/
- oblongx 7y agoI know my infectious disease doctor told me to take a one day oral dose as a prophylactic treatment after you pull off the tick.
- nate_meurer 7y agoThat has nothing to do with its topical application. Drugs that perform well via one route are often ineffective via the other. According to the study I linked, that appears to be case here.
- oblongx 7y agoRight, pretty sure we agree on that one. I thought I was backing you up, suppose I should have replied to parent comment instead...
- nate_meurer 7y agoMy bad, I misread it as a bit of a counterpoint.
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