The chronic debate over Lyme disease

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10.1038/nm1108-1135
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Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
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071010 [生物化学与分子生物学]; 081704 [应用化学];
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A small group of doctors—and a large number of patients—say Lyme disease can sometimes manifest as a chronic illness, one that evades conventional medical tests and treatments. The physicians who support this theory flout standard medical guidelines and treat patients with long-term antibiotic therapies that mainstream researchers say are unproven and potentially dangerous. Coco Ballantyne reports on how the controversy over Lyme disease has become increasing polarized.
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