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Is Doxycycline Appropriate for Routine Treatment of Young Children With Erythema Migrans?

DOI

10.1097/INF.0000000000002453

Journal Title

The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

First Page

1113

Last Page

1114

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

November 2019

Department

Medicine

Abstract

The frequency of permanent staining of teeth of young children from doxycycline is thought to be lower than from older tetracyclines, but the precise risk is uncertain. Until more definitive data become available, doxycycline should not be used routinely to treat young children with erythema migrans, a manifestation of Lyme disease for which other antimicrobials are highly effective.

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