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Why should Lyme disease treatment be completed as prescribed?
The prescribed antibiotic, dose and duration are selected for the clinical presentation and should not be changed without the clinician.
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Direct answer
The prescribed antibiotic, dose and duration are selected for the clinical presentation and should not be changed without the clinician.
Use it in context
Use NHS and NICE guidance in the UK; diagnosis and treatment belong to clinicians.
Practical next step
This article is educational and cannot diagnose, exclude or treat illness. Use NHS 111, a GP, emergency services or the corresponding local service according to symptom severity.
Sources and further reading
UK Lyme disease guidance and data
For current UK clinical advice, public-health guidance and surveillance data, consult these primary national sources.