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Dr. Stephen Phillips is past President of ILADS [International and Associated Disease Society] and has treated over 100 physicians for persistent Lyme. So it would be fair to say that some physicians are voting with their feet. An opinion piece by Dr. Phillips from January 27, 2020 has just been printed in which he reviews the complexities involved and the great divide between two camps. The courts have ruled that doctors need not follow the majority opinion if they follow those of a reputable minority. The courts view both the ILADS 2014 guidelines and the 2006 IDSA guidelines as being equally valid. These two groups are diametrically opposed.
Lyme disease patients fight for their lives while researchers squabble, Phillips S, Focus –Opinions & Features, Lymedisease.org 20-01-27: https://www.lymedisease.org/lyme-dr-steven-phillips/
Chronic Lyme Disease: An Evidence-Based Definition by the ILADS Working Group, Shor S, Green C, Szantyr B, Phillips S, Liegner K, Burascanno J, Bransfield R, Maloney EL, Antibiotics 8 [4] 269; 19-12-16: https://doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics8040269 https://www.mdpi.com/2079-6382/8/4/269/htm