Wesley Kufel, PharmD, BCPS, BCIDP, FCCP, FIDSA

Kufel is clinical associate professor, Pharmacy Practice, Binghamton University State University of New York, and he also practices as an infectious disease pharmacist with the infectious disease consultation service at the State University of New York, Upstate Medical University in Syracuse.

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Using Doxycycline for Postexposure Prevention of Lyme Disease in Young Kids

ByWesley Kufel, PharmD, BCPS, BCIDP, FCCP, FIDSA ,John Parkinson

Despite a 2018 American Academy of Pediatrics clinical update that recommends use of postexposure prophylaxis for prevention of the tick-borne disease in children younger than 8 years, Wesley Kufel, PharmD, BCPS, BCIDP, FCCP, FIDSA, points out many clinicians are unaware of this. He also discusses its efficacy at preventing the disease in this patient population.

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