• Lyme Disease

    Lyme Disease

    Minocycline

    by  • November 5, 2011 • Antibiotic, Lyme Disease, Treatments

    Minocycline is a broad-spectrum tetracycline antibiotic, It is a bacteriostatic antibiotic, classified as a long-acting type Minocycline is the most lipid-soluble of the tetracycline antibiotics, And has the greatest penetration into the brain, Also has the most central nervous system side effects. Treatment for: Borrelia burgdorferi (Lyme Disease) Dosage: 200-400 MG

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    Doxycycline

    by  • November 5, 2011 • Antibiotic, D, Definitions, Lyme Disease, Treatments

    Doxycycline is bacteriostatic unless given in high doses. If high blood levels are not attained, treatment failures in early and late disease are common. However, these high doses can be difficult to tolerate. For example, doxycycline can be very effective but only if adequate blood levels are achieved either by high oral doses (300 to […]

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