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My 2 year old was bitten by a dear tick. 95% sure the bite was in last 12 hours. clinic wants to give prophylactic erithromycin. should we decline?
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See below: You are in an area where there is higher prevalence of lyme than say some states. You need to discuss the risk and benefits of this with physician.
Answered 6/1/2013
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