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Exhibit 240

AAN/ACR/IDSA 2020 Guidelines for the Prevention, Diagnosis and Treatment of Lyme Disease

Exhibit 240 ยท Clinical practice guideline

AAN/ACR/IDSA 2020 Guidelines for the Prevention, Diagnosis and Treatment of Lyme Disease

For patients who have persistent or recurring nonspecific symptoms such as fatigue, pain, or cognitive impairment following recommended treatment for Lyme disease, but who lack objective evidence of reinfection or treatment failure, we recommend against additional antibiotic therapy

Section XXV distinguishes persistent nonspecific symptoms from objective evidence of reinfection or treatment failure in its recommendation against additional antibiotics.

Source
IDSA, American Academy of Neurology, American College of Rheumatology
Date
30 November 2020
Quoted from
Recommendation XXV
Grade
Primary record
Document
https://www.idsociety.org/practice-guideline/lyme-disease/
Accessed
2026-11-09
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Finding MED-13.8
Primary record CDC recognizes persistent symptoms after Lyme treatment and states that their cause remains unknown; NIH has funded research into their biological mechanisms.