2000
Lyme Disease
Shapiro E, Gerber M. Lyme Disease. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2000, 31: 533-542. PMID: 10987718, DOI: 10.1086/313982.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLyme diseaseCommon vector borne diseaseSeventh cranial nerve palsyOnly nonspecific symptomsCranial nerve palsyAnnular rashNerve palsyNonspecific symptomsAseptic meningitisSymptomatic infectionFrequent manifestationCommon causeActual morbidityPossible diagnosisSerological testsMost personsDiseaseBorrelia burgdorferiSymptomsVector borne diseasesBorne diseasesFrequent useManifestationsUnited StatesCause
1996
Lyme Disease in Children in Southeastern Connecticut
Gerber M, Shapiro E, Burke G, Parcells V, Bell G. Lyme Disease in Children in Southeastern Connecticut. New England Journal Of Medicine 1996, 335: 1270-1274. PMID: 8857006, DOI: 10.1056/nejm199610243351703.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsErythema migrans lesionsSingle erythema migrans lesionLyme diseaseErythema migransClinical manifestationsMultiple erythema migrans lesionsCommunity-based cohort studyFacial nerve palsyInitial clinical manifestationPrompt clinical responseEarly Lyme diseasePercent of childrenConventional antimicrobial therapyMultiple erythemaClinical responseCohort studyAseptic meningitisConsecutive patientsMedian ageProspective dataAntimicrobial therapyAntibody testNew episodesPatientsLesions