A 42-year-old woman with a high-risk tick bite 60 hours ago is breastfeeding. What is the recommended prophylaxis?...

Question

A 42-year-old woman with a high-risk tick bite 60 hours ago is breastfeeding. What is the recommended prophylaxis?

Accepted Answer

Give a single 200 mg doxycycline dose within 72 hours

Answer

Avoid doxycycline during breastfeeding

Answer

Amoxicillin 500 mg three times daily for 10 days

Answer

No prophylaxis while breastfeeding

Answer

Azithromycin 500 mg daily for 3 days

us-abfm MCQ (SBA): Lyme-PEP in Breastfeeding