Concurrent Lyme disease and babesiosis: evidence for increased severity and duration of illness
PJ Krause, SR Telford, A Spielman, V Sikand, R Ryan… - Jama, 1996 - jamanetwork.com
Objective.—To determine whether patients coinfected with Lyme disease and babesiosis in
sites where both diseases are zoonotic experience a greater number of symptoms for a
longer period of time than those with either infection alone. Design.—Community-based
yearly serosurvey and clinic-based cohort study. Setting.—Island community in Rhode
Island and 2 Connecticut medical clinics from 1990 to 1994. Study Participants.—Long-term
residents of the island community and patients seeking treatment at the clinics. Main …
sites where both diseases are zoonotic experience a greater number of symptoms for a
longer period of time than those with either infection alone. Design.—Community-based
yearly serosurvey and clinic-based cohort study. Setting.—Island community in Rhode
Island and 2 Connecticut medical clinics from 1990 to 1994. Study Participants.—Long-term
residents of the island community and patients seeking treatment at the clinics. Main …