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The politics of Lyme Disease:
Nov. 15th, 2007 01:04 am[I should state that none of you have ever said this (And you thought I was exaggerating....) to me personally.] I'm thinking of doctors who will remain unnamed.
http://www.myleftnutmeg.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=8493
The best condensation of the politics of Lyme Disease that I've yet seen. Here's just from the comments:
Simple explanation: why short course antibiotics don't work (0.00 / 0)
"The division time of Borrelia burgdorferi is very long. Most other pathogens such as Streptococcus, or Staphylococcus, only take 20 minutes to double, the doubling time of Borrelia burgdorferi is usually estimated to be 12-24 hours. Since most antibiotics are cell wall agent inhibitors, they can only kill bacteria when the bacteria begins to divide and form new cell wall.(35,59-62)
This means: Since most antibiotics can only kill bacteria when they are dividing, a slow doubling time means less lethal exposure to antibiotics. Most bacteria are killed in 10-14 days of antibiotic. To get the same amount of lethal exposure during new cell wall formation of a Lyme spirochete, the antibiotic would have to be present 24 hours a day for 1 year and six months!"
http://www.myleftnutmeg.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=8493
The best condensation of the politics of Lyme Disease that I've yet seen. Here's just from the comments:
Simple explanation: why short course antibiotics don't work (0.00 / 0)
"The division time of Borrelia burgdorferi is very long. Most other pathogens such as Streptococcus, or Staphylococcus, only take 20 minutes to double, the doubling time of Borrelia burgdorferi is usually estimated to be 12-24 hours. Since most antibiotics are cell wall agent inhibitors, they can only kill bacteria when the bacteria begins to divide and form new cell wall.(35,59-62)
This means: Since most antibiotics can only kill bacteria when they are dividing, a slow doubling time means less lethal exposure to antibiotics. Most bacteria are killed in 10-14 days of antibiotic. To get the same amount of lethal exposure during new cell wall formation of a Lyme spirochete, the antibiotic would have to be present 24 hours a day for 1 year and six months!"
