POP QUIZ: Lyme Disease and antibiotic prophylaxis
Lyme disease is caused by Borrelia burgdorferi, a spirochete bacteria transmitted to humans most commonly by the bite of an infected blacklegged (deer) tick (Ixodes scapularis). Which statement regarding antibiotic prophylaxis following a blacklegged tick bite in an adult is FALSE?
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