PCR in Diagnosis of Lyme Neuroborreliosis

J Gordon Millichap

doi:10.15844/pedneurbriefs-19-11-8

PCR in Diagnosis of Lyme Neuroborreliosis

Pediatric Neurology Briefs

Volume 19 (2005): Issue 11

By: J Gordon Millichap

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|Nov 2005

Abstract

A prospective study of 57 hospitalized patients with active neuroborreliosis (NB) and proved CSF antibodies was conducted using PCR for the detection of specific DNA in plasma, CSF and urine, at Faculty Hospital Bulovka; Charles University, Prague; and Hospital Nymburk, Czech Republic.

References

Pícha D Moravcová L Zdárský E Maresová V Hulínský V PCR in lyme neuroborreliosis: a prospective study Acta Neurol Scand 2005 Nov 112 5 287 292 10.1111/j.1600-0404.2005.00482.x 16218909
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Heikkilä T Saxen H Seppälä I Lönnqvist T Sillanpää H Lahdenne P New antigens for serologic diagnosis of neuroborreliosis in children Pediatr Infect Dis J 2005 Aug 24 8 709 712 10.1097/01.inf.0000172154.43124.0b 16094226
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.15844/pedneurbriefs-19-11-8 | Journal eISSN: 2166-6482

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Language: English

Page range: 87 - 87

Published on: Nov 1, 2005

Published by: Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers

In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

Keywords:

Neuroborreliosis,

Lymphocytic Meningoradiculitis,

Acute Meningoencephalitis

© 2005 J Gordon Millichap, published by Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Volume 19 (2005): Issue 11