Epidemiology of Lyme Disease as Identified Through Electronic Health Records in a Large Midwestern Health System, 2016-2019.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Lyme disease is the most common vector-borne disease in the United States; however, its frequency is not reliably measured through surveillance. Electronic health records (EHR) might capture the frequency and characteristics of Lyme disease cases more accurately. We queried EHR from 1 health system to describe the epidemiology of Lyme disease cases in Wisconsin during 2016-2019.

Methods

Within a cohort of persons evaluated for Lyme disease, we applied a Lyme disease case definition based on first-line antibiotics within 14 days of a Lyme disease diagnosis code or test order or on the same day as a related keyword in clinical notes. We compared characteristics of cases to those of cases reported through surveillance and reviewed medical charts to assess case defini

SUBMITTER: Kugeler KJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11793028 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature