by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | CIRS
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2153459/ Comment; A common fragment of mold structural component is at higher levels than were previously thought in what is considered to be a “normal” building. We need to clearly define what is the...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | CIRS, Functional & Integrative Medicine, Lyme Disease & Atypical Infections
https://iai.asm.org/content/early/2019/07/09/IAI.00442-19 Comment; Viable, non-cultivable persistence 18 months after antibiotic treatment in mice. Wow. We can’t grow ’em in the lab, we’ couldn’t kill them, they still live in the host and cause...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | CIRS, Functional & Integrative Medicine, Lyme Disease & Atypical Infections
https://www.trasci.com/article/S1473-0502(19)30119-3/fulltext Comment; Maybe we can approach exchange transfusion more slowly and rely more on antimicrobial and other supportive treatments.
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | CIRS, Functional & Integrative Medicine, Lyme Disease & Atypical Infections
https://gizmodo.com/the-new-bad-tick-is-going-to-take-over-half-the-united-1831079855 Comment; A new tick species invading North America that hosts a new virus–Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS). Ed Cara12/13/18 4:10pmFiled...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | CIRS, Functional & Integrative Medicine, Lyme Disease & Atypical Infections
http://danielcameronmd.com/infected-deer-ticks-moving-into-new-york-city/ Comment; Urbanized deer ticks in the big apple! Greatest risk with parks that have vegetated connecting pathways allowing migration of deer and passerine birds may aid in tick dispersement. In...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | CIRS, Functional & Integrative Medicine, Lyme Disease & Atypical Infections
https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2019.01596/full Comment; The perfect storm, Babesiosis with Lyme co-infection; Lyme is accelerated by the Babesia. Next we’ll need to see the mechanism of action and look for a defense against this synergistic...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | CIRS, Functional & Integrative Medicine, Lyme Disease & Atypical Infections
https://www.rollcall.com/news/congress/house-orders-pentagon-report-whether-weaponized-ticks Comment; It would be great to see what really happened–but I highly doubt that this will EVER happen! The order requires the agency to say if it experimented with...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | CIRS, Functional & Integrative Medicine, Lyme Disease & Atypical Infections
https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/16/10/1779 Comment; What a great way to make accurate & early diagnosis! Nucleic acid probes can be done quickly, costs for them are coming down as the volume of the testing increases. This could be a game-changer, further increasing...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | CIRS, Functional & Integrative Medicine, Lyme Disease & Atypical Infections
Disulfiram–breakthrough drug for Lyme and other tick-borne diseases? Comment; So many unexpected agents seem to have activity against these pathogens, Daptomycin, Disulfiram, what next? Diagnosis is still difficult, at least we have various treatment options. By...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | CIRS, Functional & Integrative Medicine, Lyme Disease & Atypical Infections
https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/vbz.2019.2489 Comment; It’s interesting to see the seroprevalence, gives us an idea of what the risk of illness is. More knowledge is power with these deadly germs. Emily L. Pascoe, Nicole Stephenson, Ashley...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | CIRS, Functional & Integrative Medicine, Lyme Disease & Atypical Infections
Staggering cost of Lyme disease and other tick-borne illnesses Comment; IGeneX has the best testing of any lab out there with the lowest rates of false negative & false-positive–but unfortunately not all insurances cover the testing, which can costs...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | CIRS, Functional & Integrative Medicine, Lyme Disease & Atypical Infections
https://journals.lww.com/infectdis/Abstract/2019/07000/Spirochetal_Diseases_and_Seventh_Nerve_Palsy__A.15.aspx Comment; “To know syphillis is to know medicine” (Osler) also pertains to Lyme. Complex illness, multiple, variable presentations, false negative...
