Canadian experts say prolonged antibiotic treatment for Lyme disease 'harmful'

A prolonged course of antibiotic treatment for Lyme disease is no more beneficial to a patient than a placebo and can even cause “harmful” health outcomes, Canadian infectious disease experts said in a new position paper. The paper, which was released by the Association of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Disease Canada, says that long-term antibiotic treatment – beyond the standard short-course of antibiotics – can cause adverse health outcomes, including allergic rea