A 35-year-old man returns from a tick-infested area and develops erythema migrans. He is otherwise well and not pregnant. Best first-line treatment in...

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A 35-year-old man returns from a tick-infested area and develops erythema migrans. He is otherwise well and not pregnant. Best first-line treatment in the UK?

Accepted Answer

Doxycycline 100 mg BD for 21 days

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Amoxicillin 500 mg TDS for 7 days

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Azithromycin 1 g stat

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Ceftriaxone IV for 14 days

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No antibiotics; observe

mrcgp akt MCQ (SBA): Lyme disease

A 35-year-old man returns from a tick-infested area and develops erythema migrans. He is otherwise well and not pregnant. Best first-line treatment in the UK?