Long-term antibiotics are not effective for the therapy of patients with persistent symptoms and a history of Lyme disease. However, some clinicians still prescribe these therapies. We present a case of peripherally inserted central catheter-associated Nocardia nova endocarditis in a patient who had been receiving intravenous antibiotics for the management of chronic Lyme disease. This case highlights an important risk associated with the unscientific use of indwelling peripheral catheters and intravenous antibiotics for the management of such patients.

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接受静脉内抗生素治疗慢性莱姆病患者的外周插入中心导管相关新诺卡氏菌心内膜炎

长期使用抗生素对治疗有持续症状和莱姆病病史的患者无效。然而，一些临床医生仍然开出这些疗法。我们报告了一例接受静脉注射抗生素治疗慢性莱姆病的患者，发生了与外周插入中心导管相关的新诺卡菌心内膜炎。该病例突出了与不科学地使用留置外周导管和静脉注射抗生素来管理此类患者相关的一个重要风险。