Therapeutische Umschau. Revue thérapeutique
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Lyme Borreliosis is diagnosed or presumed primarily on a clinical basis. Serological tests may help to increase the diagnostic certainty. Type and duration of antibiotic therapy depend on the stage of the disease.
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Fever is one of the most common presenting symptoms for consultation in general practice. For the vast majority of cases, a specific cause is never found, and the fever disappears spontaneously. We present an algorithm for the management of a febrile adult patient with the aim to help recognize early a potentially dangerous infection and to avoid unjustified blind antibiotic therapy.