Assessment of the accuracy of initial diagnoses and the frequency of clinical forms of Lyme disease among hospitalized patients: a single-center study
Overdiagnosis of LB may result in unwarranted antibiotic use, while delayed treatment can lead to late-stage disease. A key issue is the lack of differential diagnostics, delaying proper management of serious conditions like MS, rheumatoid arthritis, or cancer. Notably, many patients received empirical antibiotics despite not meeting clinical-serological criteria, distorting disease incidence. The current LB reporting system also requires revision, as it promotes overdiagnosis.
Authors
- Joanna Zajkowska (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5695-1652)
- Sławomir Pancewicz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1176-9726)
- Piotr Czupryna (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0072-2180)
- Anna M. Moniuszko-Malinowska (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3994-8785)
- Małgorzata Kazberuk (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2229-8026)
- Michał Nienałtowski
- Ada Kondrat
Institutions
- Medical University of Białystok (PL)
- Wyższa Szkoła Ekonomii, Prawa i Nauk Medycznych im. prof. Edwarda Lipińskiego (PL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Przeglad Epidemiologiczny
- Published
- 2025-08-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.32394/pe/209790
- Primary Topic
- Vector-borne infectious diseases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00