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CALDA directors are prolific authors of letters, articles, testimony, presentations and posters. Articles published in the medical literature can be accessed at PubMed http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=pubmed, a service of the US National Library of Medicine. In most cases, abstracts are available. In some cases, free full-text articles may be accessible.

Published articles and letters in the medical literature

 
Cameron D, Gaito A, Harris NS, Bach G, Bellovin S, Bock K, Bock S, Burrascano J, Dickey C, Horowitz R, Phillips S, Meer-Scherrer L, Raxlen B, Sherr V, Smith H, Smith P, Stricker R; ILADS Working Group.
Evidence-based guidelines for the management of Lyme disease. Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther. 2004;2(1 Suppl):S1-13.
Harris NS, Stephens BG.
Detection of Borrelia burgdorferi Antigen in Urine from Patients with Lyme Borreliosis. JSTD;2:2,1995.
Harris NS.
An Understanding of Laboratory Testing for Lyme Disease. JSTD;5, Spring/Summer 1998.
Johnson L, Stricker RB.
Treatment of Lyme disease: a medicolegal assessment. Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther. 2004 Aug;2(4):533-57. Review.
Johnson, L.
Ethics in health care communications and the role of informed consent. On National Lyme Disease Meeting. 2006. Toronto, Canada.
Mervine P.
Chronic Lyme disease: psychogenic fantasy or somatic infection? Environ Health Perspect. 2003 Feb;111(2):A76; author reply A77.
Mervine P.
Diagnosing Lyme disease. Patients have to learn to help themselves. BMJ. 2000 Jan 8;320(7227):121.
Mervine P.
Treatment of neuroborreliosis. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2003 Jul;22(7):671-2.
Phillips SE, Burrascano JJ, Harris NS, Horowitz R, Johnson L, Smith PV, Stricker RB.
Rash decisions about southern tick-associated rash illness and Lyme disease. Clin Infect Dis, 2006. 42(2): p. 306-7; author reply 307-8.
Phillips SE, Burrascano JJ, Harris NS, Johnson L, Smith PV, Stricker RB.
Chronic infection in 'post-Lyme borreliosis syndrome'. Int J Epidemiol, 2005. 34(6): p. 1439-40; author reply 1440-3.
Phillips SE, Burrascano JJ, Horowitz R, Savely VR, Stricker RB.
Lyme disease testing. Lancet Infect Dis. 2006 Mar;6(3):122.
Phillips SE, Harris NS, Horowitz R, Johnson L, Stricker RB.
Lyme disease: scratching the surface. Lancet. 2005 Nov 19;366(9499):1771.
Savely VR, Leitao MM, Stricker RB.
The mystery of Morgellons disease: infection or delusion? Am J Clin Dermatol. 2006;7(1):1-5. Review.
Stephens BG, Harris NS.
Intralaboratory reliability of serologic and urine testing for Lyme disease. Am J Med. 2001 Oct 15;111(6):502-3.
Stricker RB, Brewer JH, Burrascano JJ, Horowitz R, Johnson L, Phillips SE, Savely VR, Sherr VT.
Possible role of tick-borne infection in "cat-scratch disease": comment on the article by Giladi et al. Arthritis Rheum, 2006. 54(7): p. 2347-8.
Stricker RB, Burrascano J, Winger E.
Longterm decrease in the CD57 lymphocyte subset in a patient with chronic Lyme disease. Ann Agric Environ Med. 2002;9(1):111-3.
Stricker RB, Burrascano JJ, Harris NS, Horowitz R, Johnson L, Smith PV, Phillips SE.
Coinfection with Borrelia burgdorferi and Babesia microti: bad or worse? J Infect Dis, 2006. 193(6): p. 901-2; author reply 902.
Stricker RB, Corson AF, Johnson L.
Reinfection versus relapse in patients with Lyme disease: not enough evidence. Clin Infect Dis. 2008 Mar 15;46(6):950; author reply 950-1.
Stricker RB, Gaito A, Harris NS, Burrascano JJ.
Coinfection in patients with Lyme disease: how big a risk? Clin Infect Dis. 2003 Nov 1;37(9):1277-8; author reply 1278-9.
Stricker RB, Gaito A, Harris NS, Burrascano JJ.
Treatment of early Lyme disease. Ann Intern Med. 2004 Apr 6;140(7):577; author reply 577-8.
Stricker RB, Johnson L, Harris N, Burrascano JJ.
Inaccurate information about Lyme disease on the internet. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2005 Jun;24(6):577-8; author reply 578-9.
Stricker RB, Johnson L.
Lyme disease: a turning point. Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther. 2007 Oct;5(5):759-62.
Stricker RB, Johnson L.
Lyme wars: let's tackle the testing. BMJ. 2007 Nov 17;335(7628):1008.
Stricker RB, Lautin A, Burrascano JJ.
Lyme disease: point/counterpoint. Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther. 2005 Apr;3(2):155-65. Review.
Stricker RB, Lautin A, Burrascano JJ.
Lyme disease: the quest for magic bullets. Chemotherapy.2006;52(2):53-9. Epub 2006 Feb 22. Review.
Stricker RB, Lautin A.
Lyme disease and optic neuritis: long-term follow-up of seropositive patients. Neurology. 2003 Oct 28;61(8):1162; author reply 1162-3.
Stricker RB, Lautin A.
The Lyme Wars: time to listen. Expert Opin Investig Drugs. 2003 Oct;12(10):1609-14.
Stricker RB, McNeil EL.
Duration of antibiotic therapy for Lyme disease. Ann Intern Med. 2004 Feb 17;140(4):W6; author reply W7.
Stricker RB, Phillips SE.
Lyme disease without erythema migrans: cause for concern? Am J Med. 2003 Jul;115(1):72-3; author reply 73-4.
Stricker RB, Winger EE.
Decreased CD57 lymphocyte subset in patients with chronic Lyme disease. Immunol Lett. 2001 Feb 1;76(1):43-8.
Stricker RB, Winger EE.
Holmes-Adie syndrome and Lyme disease. Lancet. 2001 Mar 10;357(9258):805.
Stricker RB, Winger EE.
Musical hallucinations in patients with Lyme disease. South Med J. 2003 Jul;96(7):711-5.
Stricker RB.
Counterpoint: long-term antibiotic therapy improves persistent symptoms associated with Lyme disease. Clin Infect Dis. 2007 Jul 15;45(2):149-57. Epub 2007 Jun 5. Review.
Stricker RB.
Lyme disease controversy: use and misuse of language. Ann Intern Med. 2002 Nov 5;137(9):775-7; author reply 775-7.
Stricker, R. and L. Johnson.
Lyme disease: a turning point. Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther, 2007. (5)(5).
Stricker, R. and L. Johnson.
Persistent Borrelia burgdorferi infection following treatment with antibiotics and anti-tumor necrosis factor-alpha. Neurology, 2008. (publication pending).
Stricker, R. and L. Johnson.
Practice Parameter: Treatment of nervous system Lyme disease (an evidence-based review). Neurology, November 1, 2007.
Stricker, R. and L. Johnson.
Prolonged Lyme disease treatment. Neurology, 2007. (publication pending).
Stricker, R. and L. Johnson.
Tackling the testing. BMJ Rapid Response, November 5, 24, December 28, 2007.