Racial Differences in the Diagnosis of Lyme Disease in Children

Clin Infect Dis. 2023 Mar 21;76(6):1129-1131. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciac863.

Abstract

Black children with Lyme disease compared with children of other races were less likely to have an erythema migrans lesion diagnosed (adjusted odds ratio, 0.34; 95% confidence interval, .14-.79) but more likely to have a swollen joint (adjusted odds ratio, 3.68; 95% confidence interval, 2.13-6.36) after adjustment for age and local Lyme incidence.

Keywords: Lyme disease; children; racial disparities.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Black People
  • Child
  • Data Collection
  • Humans
  • Lyme Disease* / diagnosis
  • Lyme Disease* / epidemiology
  • Race Factors
  • Racial Groups