Borrelial serology does not contribute to the diagnostic work-up of patients with nonspecific symptoms

Clin Microbiol Infect. 2019 Jan;25(1):2-3. doi: 10.1016/j.cmi.2018.11.011. Epub 2018 Nov 22.

Authors

M Markowicz¹, G Stanek²

Affiliations

¹ Institute for Hygiene and Applied Immunology, Centre for Pathophysiology, Infectiology and Immunology, Medical University of Vienna, Austria. Electronic address: mateusz.markowicz@meduniwien.ac.at.
² Institute for Hygiene and Applied Immunology, Centre for Pathophysiology, Infectiology and Immunology, Medical University of Vienna, Austria.

PMID: 30472418
DOI: 10.1016/j.cmi.2018.11.011

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Antibodies, Bacterial / blood
Borrelia burgdorferi Group / immunology*
Borrelia burgdorferi Group / isolation & purification*
Diagnosis, Differential
Diagnostic Errors
Humans
Lyme Disease / diagnosis*
Lyme Disease / microbiology
Lyme Disease / pathology
Lyme Disease / physiopathology
Serologic Tests

Substances

Antibodies, Bacterial