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[quote=Anonymous]Four randomized controled trials found no evidence that more than one month of antibiotics does any good in treating Lyme disease. It is unfortunately one of those conditions where, in a small number of people, there is no effective treatment for the auto-immune reactions that may be triggered, which opens the door to all kinds of crazies. Trust your doctor. If you don't, ask for a second opinion. But don't go reading everything on the web as if it was gospel. And as for your original question, the plural of anecdote is not data.

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Krupp LB, Hyman LG, Grimson R, et al. Study and treatment of post Lyme disease (STOP-LD): a randomized double masked clinical trial. Neurology. 2003;60(12):1923–1930.
 
Fallon BA, Keilp JG, Corbera KM, et al. A randomized, placebo-controlled trial of repeated IV antibiotic therapy for Lyme encephalopathy. Neurology. 2008;70(13):992–1003.
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