A review of death certificates listing Lyme disease as a cause of death in the United States.

Kugeler, Kiersten J; Griffith, Kevin S; Gould, L Hannah; Kochanek, Ken; Delorey, Mark J; Biggerstaff, Brad J; Mead, Paul S · Clin Infect Dis · 2011

retrospective_cohort · Level III

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Abstract

Lyme disease was listed as an underlying or multiple cause of death on 114 death records during 1999-2003. Upon review, only 1 record was consistent with clinical manifestations of Lyme disease. This analysis indicates that Lyme disease is rare as a cause of death in the United States.

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