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Why do people use mepron (atovaquone) antibiotic for chronic lyme disease?
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Not sure: Atovaquone is not generally regarded as an antibiotic that has activity against borrelia species, the bacteria which cause lyme disease.
Answered 10/3/2016
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Unclear : Since most academic infectious disease physicians do not recognize that chronic lyme exists.
Answered 12/30/2012
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