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cefuroxime and B. burgdorferi Infection

cefuroxime has been researched along with B. burgdorferi Infection in 22 studies

Cefuroxime: Broad-spectrum cephalosporin antibiotic resistant to beta-lactamase. It has been proposed for infections with gram-negative and gram-positive organisms, GONORRHEA, and HAEMOPHILUS.
cefuroxime : A 3-(carbamoyloxymethyl)cephalosporin compound having a 7-(2Z)-2-(furan-2-yl)-2-(methoxyimino)acetamido side chain.

Research Excerpts

ExcerptRelevanceReference
"Cefuroxime axetil has been shown to have efficacy comparable to doxycycline in adults with early Lyme disease (LD)."9.10Comparative study of cefuroxime axetil versus amoxicillin in children with early Lyme disease. ( Childs, JA; Eppes, SC, 2002)
"A randomized, multicenter, investigator-blinded clinical trial was undertaken in order to compare the efficacies of cefuroxime axetil and doxycycline in the treatment of patients with Lyme disease associated with erythema migrans."9.08Comparison of cefuroxime axetil and doxycycline in treatment of patients with early Lyme disease associated with erythema migrans. ( Collins, JJ; Gomez, G; Grunwaldt, E; Luger, SW; Nadelman, RB; Paparone, P; Wisniewski, M; Wormser, GP, 1995)
"The in vitro and in vivo susceptibilities of the Lyme disease pathogen Borrelia burgdorferi to cefuroxime were compared with those of several other antibiotics commonly used to treat this disease."7.68Comparative in vitro and in vivo susceptibilities of the Lyme disease spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi to cefuroxime and other antimicrobial agents. ( Collins, JJ; Johnson, RC; Jurkovich, PJ; Kodner, CB, 1990)
"Cefuroxime axetil has been shown to have efficacy comparable to doxycycline in adults with early Lyme disease (LD)."5.10Comparative study of cefuroxime axetil versus amoxicillin in children with early Lyme disease. ( Childs, JA; Eppes, SC, 2002)
"A randomized, multicenter, investigator-blinded clinical trial was undertaken in order to compare the efficacies of cefuroxime axetil and doxycycline in the treatment of patients with Lyme disease associated with erythema migrans."5.08Comparison of cefuroxime axetil and doxycycline in treatment of patients with early Lyme disease associated with erythema migrans. ( Collins, JJ; Gomez, G; Grunwaldt, E; Luger, SW; Nadelman, RB; Paparone, P; Wisniewski, M; Wormser, GP, 1995)
"The in vitro and in vivo susceptibilities of the Lyme disease pathogen Borrelia burgdorferi to cefuroxime were compared with those of several other antibiotics commonly used to treat this disease."3.68Comparative in vitro and in vivo susceptibilities of the Lyme disease spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi to cefuroxime and other antimicrobial agents. ( Collins, JJ; Johnson, RC; Jurkovich, PJ; Kodner, CB, 1990)
"Lyme disease, human granulocytic anaplasmosis (HGA), and babesiosis are emerging tick-borne infections."2.53Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prevention of Lyme Disease, Human Granulocytic Anaplasmosis, and Babesiosis: A Review. ( Hu, LT; Sanchez, E; Vannier, E; Wormser, GP, 2016)
"Prevention of Lyme borreliosis primarily involves the avoidance of tick bites by personal protective measures."2.53Lyme borreliosis. ( Branda, JA; Hovius, JW; Hu, LT; Li, X; Mead, PS; Steere, AC; Strle, F; Wormser, GP, 2016)
"Although pediatric Lyme borreliosis (LB) need not be a separate nosological entity, there are clinically important differences in presentation, antibiotic regimens and outcomes in children, which provide lessons that can be extrapolated to the disease as it affects adults."2.43What we have learned about Lyme borreliosis from studies in children. ( Sood, SK, 2006)
"Cefuroxime axetil is a broad spectrum antibacterial agent with a pharmacokinetic profile that permits convenient twice-daily administration."2.41Cefuroxime axetil: an updated review of its use in the management of bacterial infections. ( Goa, KL; Ormrod, D; Scott, LJ, 2001)
"Acute Lyme arthritis may mimic acute pyogenic arthritis."1.29Acute arthritis of the hip in a child infected with the Lyme spirochete. ( Eppes, SC; Miller, A; Stanton, RP, 1993)

Research

Studies (22)

TimeframeStudies, this research(%)All Research%
pre-19900 (0.00)18.7374
1990's8 (36.36)18.2507
2000's10 (45.45)29.6817
2010's4 (18.18)24.3611
2020's0 (0.00)2.80

Authors

AuthorsStudies
Sanchez, E1
Vannier, E1
Wormser, GP4
Hu, LT2
Steere, AC1
Strle, F3
Branda, JA1
Hovius, JW1
Li, X1
Mead, PS1
Larkin, JM1
Mitty, J1
Margolius, D1
Reirden, DH1
Menchise, AN1
Knox, B1
Gereige, R1
Howard, T1
Thomas, EL1
Connelly, R1
Tyler, S1
McPeak, K1
Schröder, J1
Kirch, W1
Cerar, D1
Cerar, T2
Ruzić-Sabljić, E2
Stupica, D1
Lusa, L1
Kindstrand, E1
Nilsson, BY1
Hovmark, A1
Pirskanen, R1
Asbrink, E1
Kondrusik, M1
Wysocka, J1
Lipartowska, R1
Zajkowska, J1
Pancewicz, S1
Hermanowska-Szpakowicz, T1
Sood, SK1
Martz, EW1
Luger, SW1
Paparone, P1
Nadelman, RB1
Grunwaldt, E1
Gomez, G1
Wisniewski, M1
Collins, JJ2
Berger, BW1
Miller, A1
Stanton, RP1
Eppes, SC2
Jobe, DA1
Rawal, N1
Schell, RF1
Callister, SM1
Scott, LJ1
Ormrod, D1
Goa, KL1
Childs, JA1
Johnson, RC1
Kodner, CB1
Jurkovich, PJ1
Husum, D1
Janniche, HV1
Smith, E1
Eliasen, P1

Reviews

7 reviews available for cefuroxime and B. burgdorferi Infection

ArticleYear
Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prevention of Lyme Disease, Human Granulocytic Anaplasmosis, and Babesiosis: A Review.
    JAMA, 2016, Apr-26, Volume: 315, Issue:16

    Topics: Amoxicillin; Anaplasma; Anaplasmosis; Animals; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Babesiosis; Blotting, Western;

2016
Lyme borreliosis.
    Nature reviews. Disease primers, 2016, 12-15, Volume: 2

    Topics: Amoxicillin; Animals; Anti-Bacterial Agents; beta-Lactams; Borrelia burgdorferi; Borrelia burgdorfer

2016
Lyme disease in children and pregnant women.
    Medicine and health, Rhode Island, 2008, Volume: 91, Issue:7

    Topics: Adult; Amoxicillin; Azithromycin; Ceftriaxone; Cefuroxime; Child; Child, Preschool; Clarithromycin;

2008
Updates and controversies in the treatment of Lyme disease.
    Medicine and health, Rhode Island, 2008, Volume: 91, Issue:7

    Topics: Acute Disease; Amoxicillin; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Cefuroxime; Chronic Disease; Diagnosis, Different

2008
What we have learned about Lyme borreliosis from studies in children.
    Wiener klinische Wochenschrift, 2006, Volume: 118, Issue:21-22

    Topics: Adolescent; Adult; Age Factors; Amoxicillin; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Borrelia burgdorferi; Cefuroxime

2006
Lyme disease.
    Seminars in dermatology, 1993, Volume: 12, Issue:4

    Topics: Adult; Animals; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Azithromycin; Borrelia burgdorferi Group; Cefuroxime; Child;

1993
Cefuroxime axetil: an updated review of its use in the management of bacterial infections.
    Drugs, 2001, Volume: 61, Issue:10

    Topics: Age Factors; Cefuroxime; Cephalosporins; Clinical Trials as Topic; Economics, Pharmaceutical; Female

2001

Trials

4 trials available for cefuroxime and B. burgdorferi Infection

ArticleYear
Subjective symptoms after treatment of early Lyme disease.
    The American journal of medicine, 2010, Volume: 123, Issue:1

    Topics: Administration, Oral; Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Cefuroxime; Confidence Intervals;

2010
Peripheral neuropathy in acrodermatitis chronica atrophicans - effect of treatment.
    Acta neurologica Scandinavica, 2002, Volume: 106, Issue:5

    Topics: Acrodermatitis; Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Borrelia burgdorferi; Cefurox

2002
Comparison of cefuroxime axetil and doxycycline in treatment of patients with early Lyme disease associated with erythema migrans.
    Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy, 1995, Volume: 39, Issue:3

    Topics: Adult; Cefuroxime; Double-Blind Method; Doxycycline; Erythema Chronicum Migrans; Female; Humans; Lym

1995
Comparative study of cefuroxime axetil versus amoxicillin in children with early Lyme disease.
    Pediatrics, 2002, Volume: 109, Issue:6

    Topics: Amoxicillin; Cefuroxime; Cephalosporins; Child; Child, Preschool; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug;

2002

Other Studies

11 other studies available for cefuroxime and B. burgdorferi Infection

ArticleYear
Index of suspicion.
    Pediatrics in review, 2009, Volume: 30, Issue:9

    Topics: Abscess; Adolescent; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Brucellosis; Cefuroxime; Child; Doxycycline; Female; Gen

2009
[Lyme borreliosis: How should erythema migrans be treated in pregnant women?].
    Deutsche medizinische Wochenschrift (1946), 2009, Volume: 134, Issue:46

    Topics: Amoxicillin; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Cefuroxime; Doxycycline; Erythema Chronicum Migrans; Female; Hum

2009
Comparison of post-Lyme Borreliosis symptoms in erythema migrans patients with positive and negative Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato skin culture.
    Vector borne and zoonotic diseases (Larchmont, N.Y.), 2011, Volume: 11, Issue:7

    Topics: Adult; Animals; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Borrelia burgdorferi; Cefuroxime; Doxycycline; Female; Glossi

2011
[Effect of antibiotic therapy on phagocytosis and oxidative metabolism of polymorphonuclear leukocytes in patients with Lyme arthritis].
    Polski merkuriusz lekarski : organ Polskiego Towarzystwa Lekarskiego, 2002, Volume: 13, Issue:75

    Topics: Adult; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Case-Control Studies; Cefuroxime; Female; Flow Cytometry; Humans; Lyme

2002
Treatment of Lyme disease.
    The Medical letter on drugs and therapeutics, 2005, May-23, Volume: 47, Issue:1209

    Topics: Administration, Oral; Amoxicillin; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Antibiotic Prophylaxis; Ceftriaxone; Cefur

2005
Annual Scientific Program Summary. Medical Society of Delaware, Saturday, November 19, 1994.
    Delaware medical journal, 1995, Volume: 67, Issue:2

    Topics: Adult; Amoxicillin; Bone Diseases; Cefuroxime; Delaware; Doxycycline; Female; Humans; Lyme Disease;

1995
[Cefuroximaxetil: Effective and Cost Effective, From Respiratory Tract Infections to Lyme Disease. Proceedings from the 18th International Congress of Chemotherapy. Stockholm, 27 June-2 July 1993].
    Fortschritte der Medizin. Supplement : die Kongressinformation fur die Praxis, 1993, Volume: 151

    Topics: Animals; Cefuroxime; Cost-Benefit Analysis; Humans; Lyme Disease; Prodrugs; Respiratory Tract Infect

1993
Acute arthritis of the hip in a child infected with the Lyme spirochete.
    Clinical orthopaedics and related research, 1993, Issue:286

    Topics: Acute Disease; Antibodies, Bacterial; Arthritis, Infectious; Borrelia burgdorferi Group; Cefuroxime;

1993
Detection of borreliacidal antibodies in Lyme borreliosis patient sera containing antimicrobial agents.
    Clinical and diagnostic laboratory immunology, 1999, Volume: 6, Issue:6

    Topics: Amoxicillin; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Antibodies, Bacterial; Blotting, Western; Cefotaxime; Ceftriaxon

1999
Comparative in vitro and in vivo susceptibilities of the Lyme disease spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi to cefuroxime and other antimicrobial agents.
    Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy, 1990, Volume: 34, Issue:11

    Topics: Animals; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Borrelia burgdorferi; Borrelia burgdorferi Group; Cefuroxime; Cricet

1990
[Hypertension in Borrelia infections].
    Ugeskrift for laeger, 1990, Dec-31, Volume: 153, Issue:1

    Topics: Adult; Cefuroxime; Humans; Hypertension; Lyme Disease; Male

1990