{"product_id":"lyme-borreliosis-in-europe-and-north-america-isbn-9780470647523","title":"Lyme Borreliosis in Europe and North America","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe facts about Lyme disease, from epidemiology to treatment to control\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003eLyme borreliosis, popularly known as Lyme disease, remains the most commonly reported tick-transmitted infection in North America and Europe. A growing body of scientific and clinical evidence has facilitated early diagnosis and effective treatment. Nonetheless, there are a number of misconceptions about this infectious disease that have given rise to unproven, potentially dangerous alternative therapies. In \u003ci\u003eLyme Borreliosis in Europe and North America\u003c\/i\u003e, a team of authors whose expertise spans basic research, epidemiology, and clinical practice has compiled evidence-based information on Lyme borreliosis.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePresents all the latest evidence needed to diagnose, treat, and prevent Lyme disease\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eLyme Borreliosis in Europe and North America\u003c\/i\u003e begins with a review of the disease's epidemiology, the causative Borrelia genospecies, and tick vectors. It then explores pathogenesis, diagnosis, and treatment. Next, the book examines the role of serologic, culture, and molecular diagnostic methods. The book also features a chapter on prognosis, offering an evidence-based review of outcome studies, as well as practical advice to physicians to help them manage the challenging clinical scenario of chronic symptoms attributed to Borrelia infection. The final chapter is a guide to prevention strategies, including the management of tick bites.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eExamines similarities and differences in Europe and North America\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBecause differences in Borrelia genospecies are responsible for differences in the clinical presentation of Lyme borreliosis between North America and Europe, this book provides descriptions of the disease as it presents on each continent. Most of the chapters have been cowritten by experts on each continent, in order to provide a balanced perspective that combines European and North American findings, practices, and experiences.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHelps everyone better understand, treat, and control Lyme disease\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eLyme Borreliosis in Europe and North America\u003c\/i\u003e is a comprehensive reference, ideal for clinicians, researchers, and public health officials who seek to treat and control Lyme borreliosis. It will help them better understand the facts and make sense of the misconceptions and myths that surround this infectious disease.\u003c\/p\u003e  Preface vii  \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgment ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eContributors xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 THE EMERGENCE AND EPIDEMIOLOGY OF LYME BORRELIOSIS IN EUROPE AND NORTH AMERICA 1\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSunil K. Sood, Susan O'Connell, and Klaus Weber\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 THE SPIROCHETES AND VECTOR TICKS OF LYME BORRELIOSIS IN NATURE 37\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJoseph Piesman and Pierre-Francois Humair\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 EARLY LYME BORRELIOSIS 53\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eVijay K. Sikand and Robert R. Mu¨llegger\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 LYME CARDITIS 81\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eFadi A. Haddad and Sunil K. Sood\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 NERVOUS SYSTEM LYME BORRELIOSIS 93\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJohn J. Halperin and Leif Dotevall\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 LYME ARTHRITIS 115\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eFrank Dressler, Patricia I. Irigoyen, Norman T. Ilowite, and Hans-Iko Huppertz\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 BORRELIAL LYMPHOCYTOMA AND ACRODERMATITIS CHRONICA ATROPHICANS 135\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMark B. Salzman and Robert R. Mullegger\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 LYME BORRELIOSIS COINFECTIONS WITH ANAPLASMA AND BABESIA 149\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePaul M. Lantos and Peter J. Krause\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 THE ROLE OF CULTURE AND NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION IN DIAGNOSIS OF LYME BORRELIOSIS 159\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eGary P. Wormser and Guiqing Wang\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 SERODIAGNOSIS OF LYME BORRELIOSIS 185\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eBarbara J. B. Johnson, Maria E. Aguero-Rosenfeld, and Bettina Wilske\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 PROGNOSIS OF PERSONS WITH LYME BORRELIOSIS 213\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eEugene D. Shapiro and Sunil K. Sood\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 PREVENTION OF LYME BORRELIOSIS 225\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSunil K. Sood\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 245\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e“Finally, for those who consider themselves knowledgeable or who otherwise are interested in Lyme borreliosis, this book is an estimable presentation of what is known about Lyme borreliosis in Europe and North America.”  (\u003ci\u003eClinical Infectious Diseases\u003c\/i\u003e, 1 March 2013)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"This is an excellent addition to the field, written by experts and well researched and edited . . . The book makes a valuable contribution to the education of healthcare providers, from medical students to infectious disease experts. I highly recommend it.\" (Doody's, 30 September 2011)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eDr. Sood\u003c\/b\u003e practices Pediatric Infectious Disease Medicine and Pediatrics in Brooklyn, Manhasset, and New Hyde Park, New York. Dr. Sunil Sood graduated with an MD 32 years ago. He is a Professor of Clinical Pediatrics in the Department of Pediatrics at Albert Einstein College of Medicine; Chief of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Firm Director, Pediatric Unit, Schneider Children's Hospital at North Shore, North Shore University Hospital.  \u003cb\u003eThe facts about Lyme disease, from epidemiology to treatment to control\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cp\u003eLyme borreliosis, popularly known as Lyme disease, remains the most commonly reported tick-transmitted infection in North America and Europe. A growing body of scientific and clinical evidence has facilitated early diagnosis and effective treatment. Nonetheless, there are a number of misconceptions about this infectious disease that have given rise to unproven, potentially dangerous alternative therapies. In \u003ci\u003eLyme Borreliosis in Europe and North America\u003c\/i\u003e, a team of authors whose expertise spans basic research, epidemiology, and clinical practice has compiled evidence-based information on Lyme borreliosis.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePresents all the latest evidence needed to diagnose, treat, and prevent Lyme disease\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eLyme Borreliosis in Europe and North America\u003c\/i\u003e begins with a review of the disease's epidemiology, the causative Borrelia genospecies, and tick vectors. It then explores pathogenesis, diagnosis, and treatment. Next, the book examines the role of serologic, culture, and molecular diagnostic methods. The book also features a chapter on prognosis, offering an evidence-based review of outcome studies, as well as practical advice to physicians to help them manage the challenging clinical scenario of chronic symptoms attributed to Borrelia infection. 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Most of the chapters have been cowritten by experts on each continent, in order to provide a balanced perspective that combines European and North American findings, practices, and experiences.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHelps everyone better understand, treat, and control Lyme disease\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eLyme Borreliosis in Europe and North America\u003c\/i\u003e is a comprehensive reference, ideal for clinicians, researchers, and public health officials who seek to treat and control Lyme borreliosis. 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