Are Differences in Presentation of Early Lyme Borreliosis in Europe and North America a Consequence of a More Frequent Spirochetemia in American Patients?

Are Differences in Presentation of Early Lyme Borreliosis in Europe and North America a Consequence of a More Frequent Spirochetemia in American Patients?

To assess whether differences in presentation between US and European patients with early Lyme borreliosis are due to the lower rate of spirochetemia in Europe, we compared multiple variables for patients with erythema migrans (EM), restricting the analysis to subjects with a positive blood culture...

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Main Authors: Vera Maraspin, Petra Bogovič, Katarina Ogrinc, Tereza Rojko, Eva Ružić-Sabljić, Andrej Kastrin, Klemen Strle, Gary P. Wormser, Franc Strle
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-04-01
Series:Journal of Clinical Medicine
Subjects:
<i>Borrelia burgdorferi</i>
<i>Borrelia afzelii</i>
<i>Borrelia garinii</i>
Lyme borreliosis
isolation
blood
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/10/7/1448

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