Long-term follow-up of patients with culture-confirmed Lyme disease.

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Published in Am J Med on August 01, 2003

Authors

John Nowakowski1, Robert B Nadelman, Rebecca Sell, Donna McKenna, L Frank Cavaliere, Diane Holmgren, Adriana Gaidici, Gary P Wormser

Author Affiliations

1: Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, New York Medical College, Valhalla, New York, USA.

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