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ArticleHealthcare (Basel, Switzerland)2020

Lyme Disease: Diversity of

Melissa C Fesler, Jyotsna S Shah, Marianne J Middelveen, Iris Du Cruz, Joseph J Burrascano, Raphael B Stricker

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Article in Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland), 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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12 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors.

Melissa C FeslerUnion Square Medical Associates, 450 Sutter Street, Suite 1504, San Francisco, CA 94108, USA.
Jyotsna S ShahIGeneX Reference Laboratory, Milpitas, CA 95035, USA.
Marianne J MiddelveenAtkins Veterinary Services, Calgary, AB, T3B 4C9, Canada.
Iris Du CruzIGeneX Reference Laboratory, Milpitas, CA 95035, USA.
Joseph J BurrascanoIGeneX Reference Laboratory, Milpitas, CA 95035, USA.
Raphael B StrickerUnion Square Medical Associates, 450 Sutter Street, Suite 1504, San Francisco, CA 94108, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-2149-8517

Funding

Lindorf Family Foundation, Newark, OH N/A
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundWith more than 300,000 new cases reported each year in the United States of America (USA), Lyme disease is a major public health concern.

methodsSerum samples were tested for seroreactivity to specific species of Bbsl and RFB using an immunoblot method based on recombinant

resultsThe patient cohort consisted of 90 patients residing in California or Mexico who met the clinical case definition of chronic Lyme disease. Immunoblot testing revealed that 42 patients were seropositive for Bbsl (Group 1), while 56 patients were seropositive for RFB (Group 2). Eight patients were seropositive for both Bbsl and RFB species. Group 1 included patients who were seropositive for Bbss (14),

conclusionsLyme disease is associated with a diverse group of

Indexed as

Borrelia burgdorferiBorrelia miyamotoiimmunoblotLyme diseaseRelapsing Fever Borreliatickborne disease

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PMID32295182
PMCPMC7349648

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