Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
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J. Am. Acad. Dermatol. · Feb 1995
Case ReportsCultivation of Borrelia burgdorferi from human tick bite sites: a guide to the risk of infection.
The risk of acquiring Lyme disease has been evaluated by xenodiagnostic procedures with laboratory strains of Borrelia burgdorferi and laboratory-reared Ixodes ticks, or by clinical trials in which diagnosis was based on clinical findings, culture, or serologic tests. ⋯ In a hyperendemic region for Lyme disease the risk of infection after a deer tick bite appears to be low, particularly if the tick has been attached for less than 24 hours.