Racial Differences in the Diagnosis of Lyme Disease in Children

Racial Differences in the Diagnosis of Lyme Disease in Children

Abstract Black children with Lyme disease compared with children of other races were less likely to have an erythema migrans lesion diagnosed (adjusted odds ratio, 0.34; 95% confidence interval, .14-.79) but more likely to have a swollen joint (adjusted odds ratio, 3.68; 95% confidence interval, 2.1...

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Veröffentlicht in:Clinical infectious diseases 2023-03, Vol.76 (6), p.1129-1131
Hauptverfasser: Hunt, Kathryn M, Michelson, Kenneth A, Balamuth, Fran, Thompson, Amy D, Levas, Michael N, Neville, Desiree N, Kharbanda, Anupam B, Chapman, Laura, Nigrovic, Lise E
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Sprache:eng
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Black People
Child
Data Collection
Humans
Lyme Disease - diagnosis
Lyme Disease - epidemiology
Race Factors
Racial Groups
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Zusammenfassung:Abstract Black children with Lyme disease compared with children of other races were less likely to have an erythema migrans lesion diagnosed (adjusted odds ratio, 0.34; 95% confidence interval, .14-.79) but more likely to have a swollen joint (adjusted odds ratio, 3.68; 95% confidence interval, 2.13-6.36) after adjustment for age and local Lyme incidence.
ISSN:1058-4838
1537-6591
DOI:10.1093/cid/ciac863