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Volume 26
Number 3
2014
Photo courtesy of the National Institute of Health
Eva Sapi, micrograph of a Bb biofilm Michele Lott, photo-illustration
PERSISTENCE (cont.)
Study contradicts IDSA
opinion on tests, treatment
and persistence
By Lorraine Johnson, JD, MBA
Ticks detect persistent infection
in post-treatment patients
By Betty Maloney, MD
PATHOLOGY
A Complex slime renders
Bb resistant to antibiotics
By Eva Sapi, PhD,
& David Luecke, MA
Hundreds of unidentified
pathogens complicate treatment
By Lorraine Johnson, JD, MBA
Biologist examines biodiversity
in California’s Lyme hotbeds
By Bob Lane, PhD
Science and politics conspire
to limit pathology-based research
By Tom Grier
Pathologist identifies Bb
spirochete in Alzheimer’s
brain tissue
By Alan McDonald, MD
Informed advocates are
strong advocates
By Phyllis Mervine, EdM
RESEARCH
Clinicians must weigh uncertain
science and patient values
By LorraineJohnson, JD, MBA
What conclusions can we draw
from four famous studies?
By Brian Fallon, MD, MPH, EdM
Multidisciplinary team focuses on
persistent Borrelia infection
By Brian Fallon, MD, MPH, EdM
CLD trial clarifies the benefits
of amoxicillin
By Dan Cameron, MD, MPH
How patient involvement in
research design can improve care
By Lorraine Johnson, JD, MBA
PERSISTENCE
Monkey study confirms
post-treatment infection
By Lorraine Johnson, JD, MBA
Worldwide studies confirm
persistent infection
By Raphael Striker, MD
& Lorraine Johnson, JD, MBA
Trustworthy treatment guidelines must reflect
available science, clinical judgment and patient values
By Dan Cameron, MD, MPH; Betty Maloney, MD;
& Lorraine Johnson, JD, MBA
LLMD reviews what we know and don’t know
about tick-borne diseases drawn from his clinical
experience over the past 25 years
By Raphael Stricker, MD
As the ILADS membership grows, increasing
numbers of practitioners benefit from a sea
of emerging knowledge
By Pamela Cocks, MPH, MLS
FEATURES
Wilhelm “Willy” Burgdorfer 1925-2014
The bacterium he discovered in 1982 that causes Lyme disease
is named in his honor: Borrelia burgdorferi.
Cover stories of The Lyme Times #57, Fall 2009 and #24, Summer 2012
feature evidence of persistence in Lyme disease.