A 41-year-old with headache, facial palsy, and lymphocytic CSF has Lyme meningitis by CSF PCR. Best therapy?...

Question

A 41-year-old with headache, facial palsy, and lymphocytic CSF has Lyme meningitis by CSF PCR. Best therapy?

Accepted Answer

Ceftriaxone 2 g IV daily for 14-21 days

Answer

Doxycycline 100 mg PO BID for 7 days

Answer

Azithromycin 500 mg daily

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Penicillin VK 500 mg QID

Answer

No antibiotics; observe

us-abem MCQ (SBA): Lyme Neuroborreliosis