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Evaluation of standard and modified two-tiered testing algorithms using well-characterized early Lyme disease samples [PDF]
Journal of Clinical MicrobiologyCurrent laboratory testing for Lyme disease (LD) relies on serology. We evaluated the performance of standard two-tiered testing (STTT) and modified two-tiered testing (MTTT) algorithms using samples obtained from well-characterized patients with early ...
Elizabeth J. Horn +8 more
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Pilot study of psilocybin in patients with post-treatment lyme disease [PDF]
Scientific ReportsLyme disease, caused by the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi, is the most common vector-borne disease in the United States and Europe. Although antibiotics effectively treat most cases, an estimated 10–20% of patients develop post-treatment Lyme disease ...
Albert Garcia-Romeu +9 more
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Health care costs, utilization and patterns of care following Lyme disease.
PLoS ONE, 2015 BackgroundLyme disease is the most frequently reported vector borne infection in the United States. The Centers for Disease Control have estimated that approximately 10% to 20% of individuals may experience Post-Treatment Lyme Disease Syndrome - a set of
Emily R Adrion +3 more
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Lyme disease: case report of persistent Lyme disease from Pulaski County, Virginia
International Medical Case Reports Journal, 2013 James R Palmieri,1 Scott King,1 Matthew Case,1 Arben Santo21Department of Microbiology, Infectious and Emerging Diseases, 2Department of Pathology, Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine, Blacksburg, VA, USAAbstract: A 50-year-old woman from Pulaski,
Palmieri JR, King S, Case M, Santo A
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Annals of Internal MedicineLyme disease, caused by Borrelia burgdorferi, is the most common vector-borne disease in the United States, and the range of its tick vector continues to expand. Most Lyme disease cases are diagnosed with the onset of the erythema migrans rashes, which can be single or multiple and vary from a homogeneous erythema to bull's-eye patterns.
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Current Opinion in Pediatrics, 1990 We now have more than 30 years of solid, scientific research about Lyme disease, a relatively common, vector-borne illness in parts of the United States and of Europe. Although there is still widespread misunderstanding of and misinformation about the disease among the lay public, its clinical manifestations as well as how to diagnose and to treat it ...
Dale R, Hamilton, John W, Bachman
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Microorganisms, 2023 Breast cancer is one of the leading causes of death in women worldwide. Recent studies have demonstrated that inflammation due to infections with microorganisms could play a role in breast cancer development.
Ananya Debbarma +4 more
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Effect of Invasion of Borrelia burgdorferi in Normal and Neoplastic Mammary Epithelial Cells
Antibiotics, 2021 Borrelia burgdorferi, the causative agent of Lyme Disease, is known to be able to disseminate and colonize various organs and tissues of its hosts, which is very crucial for its pathogenicity and survival.
Gauri Gaur +6 more
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Lyme Disease in the Era of COVID-19: A Delayed Diagnosis and Risk for Complications
Case Reports in Infectious Diseases, 2021 We describe a patient with fever and myalgia who did not have COVID-19 but instead had Lyme disease. We propose that the co-occurrence of COVID-19 and Lyme disease during the spring of 2020 resulted in a delayed diagnosis of Lyme disease due to COVID-19 ...
Cheryl B. Novak +2 more
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PLoS ONE, 2021 BackgroundLyme carditis, defined as direct infection of cardiac tissue by Borrelia bacteria, affects up to 10% of patients with Lyme disease. The most frequently reported clinical manifestation of Lyme carditis is cardiac conduction system disease.
Uwajachukwumma A Uzomah +9 more
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