New research explains why is it difficult to treat Lyme disease

ENN
Jun 1, 2015, 12:29 pm25 pts
Northeastern University researchers have found that the bacterium that causes Lyme disease forms dormant persister cells, which are known to evade antibiotics. This significant finding, they said, could help explain why it’s so difficult to treat the infection in some patients.

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