1993
Antimicrobial prophylaxis after tick bites.
Magid D, Schwartz B, Craft J, Schwartz J. Antimicrobial prophylaxis after tick bites. New England Journal Of Medicine 1993, 328: 1419; author reply 1420. PMID: 8474519.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1992
Prevention of Lyme Disease after Tick Bites
Magid D, Schwartz B, Craft J, Schwartz J. Prevention of Lyme Disease after Tick Bites. New England Journal Of Medicine 1992, 327: 534-541. PMID: 1298217, DOI: 10.1056/nejm199208203270806.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTick biteProbability of infectionLyme diseaseOnly patientsEmpirical therapyErythema migransEmpirical treatmentBurgdorferi infectionAdditional minor complicationsMost major complicationsWeeks of doxycyclinePositive serologic testsDisease one monthEndemic Lyme diseaseBorrelia burgdorferi infectionB. burgdorferi infectionAdverse eventsMinor complicationsMost complicationsMajor complicationsEarly treatmentSerologic testsPatientsComplicationsInfection
1984
Antibody Response in Lyme Disease: Evaluation of Diagnostic Tests
Craft J, Grodzicki R, Steere A. Antibody Response in Lyme Disease: Evaluation of Diagnostic Tests. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 1984, 149: 789-795. PMID: 6373966, DOI: 10.1093/infdis/149.5.789.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEnzyme-linked immunosorbent assayAntibody responseLyme diseaseIgM antibodiesAntibody titersSpecific IgM antibody titersDiagnostic testsSpecific IgG antibody titersIgG antibody titersIgM antibody titersSerial serum samplesSpecific IgM antibodiesMonths of remissionCross-reactive antibodiesIxodes dammini spirocheteBetter diagnostic testsTiters of seraEarly diseaseControl subjectsAdsorption of serumPatientsSuch titersHigh titersDiseaseSerum samples
1983
The Spirochetal Etiology of Lyme Disease
Steere A, Grodzicki R, Kornblatt A, Craft J, Barbour A, Burgdorfer W, Schmid G, Johnson E, Malawista S. The Spirochetal Etiology of Lyme Disease. New England Journal Of Medicine 1983, 308: 733-740. PMID: 6828118, DOI: 10.1056/nejm198303313081301.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLyme diseaseAntibody titersIgM titersSpecific IgM antibody titersSpecific IgG antibody titersElevated IgM titersI. dammini spirocheteIgG antibody titersIgM antibody titersTiters of IgGOnset of diseaseInfectious mononucleosisControl patientsImmunologic featuresIgG titersEarly diseaseControl subjectsSpirochetal etiologySkin lesionsCerebrospinal fluidPatientsLate manifestationSixth weekDiseaseTiters