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ArticleEuropean journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology2021

Quantitative real-time PCR in Borrelia persica tick-borne relapsing fever demonstrates correlation with the Jarisch-Herxheimer reaction.

Adin Breuer, Orli Megged, Livnat Kashat, Marc Victor Assous

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Article in European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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3 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. An observational prospective study based on a large cohort of HIV-negative neurosyphilis patients with particular reference to the Jarisch-Herxheimer reaction.European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology · 2024
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Adin Breuer *Department of Pediatrics, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, 12 Shmuel Bait St., PO Box 3235, 9103102, Jerusalem, Israel. adinb@szmc.org.il.
Orli Megged *Department of Pediatrics, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, 12 Shmuel Bait St., PO Box 3235, 9103102, Jerusalem, Israel.
Livnat KashatClinical Microbiology and Immunology Laboratory, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel.
Marc Victor AssousFaculty of Medicine, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel.
Shaare Zedek Medical Center · ILHebrew University of Jerusalem · IL

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to explore whether a correlation exists between the bacterial load of Borrelia persica in tick-borne relapsing fever (TBRF), established by quantitative real-time PCR, and the development of Jarisch-Herxheimer reaction (JHR) after the initiation of antibiotic treatment. Forty-two blood samples were included in our study. The mean bacterial load, as established by real-time PCR, in patients who developed JHR was significantly greater than in those patients who did not develop JHR (443,293 copies vs. 140,598, p = 0.035). Accordingly, real-time PCR may assist clinicians in identifying patients at higher risk of JHR.

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BorreliaAdolescentAdultAgedChildChild, PreschoolFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedReal-Time Polymerase Chain ReactionRelapsing FeverYoung AdultBorrelia persicaJarisch-Herxheimer reactionReal-time PCRSpirochetal loadTBRF

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PMID33394211
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