Detection of Borreliae in Archived Sera from Patients with Clinically Suspect Lyme Disease

Detection of Borreliae in Archived Sera from Patients with Clinically Suspect Lyme Disease

The diagnoses of Lyme disease based on clinical manifestations, serological findings and detection of infectious agents often contradict each other. We tested 52 blind-coded serum samples, including 20 pre-treatment and 12 post-treatment sera from clinically suspect Lyme disease patients, for the p...

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Main Authors: Sin Hang Lee, Jessica S. Vigliotti, Veronica S. Vigliotti, William Jones, David M. Shearer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2014-03-01
Series:International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Subjects:
DNA sequencing
same-nested PCR
16S rDNA
Lyme borreliosis
novel borrelia
Lyme disease
Borrelia burgdorferi
Borrelia miyamotoi
2-tier serology
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/15/3/4284

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