Ceftriaxone-induced immune hemolytic anemia as a life-threatening complication of antibiotic treatment of 'chronic Lyme disease'.

'Chronic Lyme disease' is a controversial condition. As any hard evidence is lacking that unresolved systemic symptoms, following an appropriately diagnosed and treated Lyme disease, are related to a chronic infection with the tick-borne spirochaetes of the Borrelia genus, the term 'chronic Lyme disease' should be avoided and replaced by the term 'post-treatment Lyme disease syndrome.' The improper prescription of prolonged antibiotic treatments for these patients can have an impact on the community antimicrobial resistance and on the consumption of health care resources.

Magnesium and infection risk after kidney transplantation: An observational cohort study.

Objectives: Magnesium is a co-factor in natural killer and T cell reactivity and may modify the course of infections. We examined the association between baseline serum magnesium concentration and infections requiring admission the first year after kidney transplantation.

Methods: Inclusion of adults transplant recipients between January 2003 and 31 December 2013.