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• PragmaticPulp 7y ago
  > https://www.cdc.gov/ticks/tickbornediseases/tick-bite-prophylaxis.html 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.
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  • Alex3917 7y ago
    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-Clinicians-Patients-after-TickBite-508.pdf https://www.cdc.gov/lyme/resources/FS-Guidance-for-Clinician...