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
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Case Reports
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Aged
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Borrelia Infections / cerebrospinal fluid
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Borrelia Infections / epidemiology*
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Borrelia Infections / microbiology
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Borrelia* / genetics
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Female
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Humans
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Meningitis, Bacterial / cerebrospinal fluid
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Meningitis, Bacterial / epidemiology*
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Meningitis, Bacterial / microbiology
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Middle Aged
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Polymerase Chain Reaction
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Serologic Tests / methods
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Sweden