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...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | CIRS, Functional & Integrative Medicine, Lyme Disease & Atypical Infections
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-019-46377-4 Comment; Fight ticks with fire. I like it! Controlled burns can be good for wilderness areas, this may be an additional benefit. Elizabeth R. Gleim, Galina E. Zemtsova, Roy D. Berghaus, Michael L....
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | CIRS, Functional & Integrative Medicine, Lyme Disease & Atypical Infections
https://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12889-019-7069-6 Comment; Great comparison between Lyme & Malaria in terms of how we have approached both illnesses and the successes we’ve had as well as the differences in clinical presentations....
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | CIRS, Functional & Integrative Medicine, Lyme Disease & Atypical Infections
https://www.hindawi.com/journals/criog/2019/9869323/ Comment; Interesting case! Great care! How many places in the world would have been able to provide this level of such great care?...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | CIRS, Functional & Integrative Medicine, Lyme Disease & Atypical Infections
https://www.wesa.fm/post/lyme-disease-bill-would-change-coverage-amid-controversy-over-chronic-condition#stream/0 Comment; Hard to diagnose, numerous false-negative lab tests, numerous treatment regimens with nebulous outcomes in a chronic, indolent illness that can...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | CIRS, Functional & Integrative Medicine, Lyme Disease & Atypical Infections
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs11940-019-0579-9 Comment; So many options with treatment–there should not be a “cookbook” approach; an individualized approach on a “per patient” basis is needed. Steroids may be useful with...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | CIRS, Functional & Integrative Medicine, Lyme Disease & Atypical Infections
https://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/499901 Comment; So hard to diagnose, false-negative labs, incredible variety of presentations–high index of suspicion needed. Case Rep Neurol 2019;11:142–147https://doi.org/10.1159/000499901...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | CIRS, Functional & Integrative Medicine, Lyme Disease & Atypical Infections
https://academic.oup.com/milmed/advance-article/doi/10.1093/milmed/usz156/5524322 Comment; Good to know that the US Army’s efforts to protect their troops with uniform treatment is effective–sad to know that family members of those troops are still...
by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | CIRS, Functional & Integrative Medicine, Lyme Disease & Atypical Infections
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10393-019-01401-x Comment; Good strategy & plan for tracking & predicting disease risk!...
