Two Cases of Borrelia miyamotoi Meningitis, Sweden, 2018

Emerg Infect Dis. 2019 Oct;25(10):1965-1968. doi: 10.3201/eid2510.190416.

Abstract

We report 2 human cases of Borrelia miyamotoi disease diagnosed in Sweden, including 1 case of meningitis in an apparently immunocompetent patient. The diagnoses were confirmed by 3 different independent PCR assays and DNA sequencing from cerebrospinal fluid, supplemented by serologic analyses.

Keywords: Borrelia miyamotoi; PCR; Sweden; bacteria; meningitis; serology.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Borrelia Infections / cerebrospinal fluid
  • Borrelia Infections / epidemiology*
  • Borrelia Infections / microbiology
  • Borrelia* / genetics
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Meningitis, Bacterial / cerebrospinal fluid
  • Meningitis, Bacterial / epidemiology*
  • Meningitis, Bacterial / microbiology
  • Middle Aged
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction
  • Serologic Tests / methods
  • Sweden

Supplementary concepts

  • Borrelia miyamotoi