Aberrant T-cell phenotypes in a cohort of patients with post-treatment Lyme disease [PDF]
Frontiers in ImmunologyPost-treatment Lyme Disease (PTLD) is a poorly understood complication of Borrelia burgdorferi infection with significant patient morbidity. Characterized by fatigue, generalized myalgias, and cognitive impairment, PTLD symptomatology closely resembles ...
Alexander A. Girgis +13 more
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Autonomic Symptoms in Post-Treatment Lyme Disease: Insights From the COMPASS-31 and the 10-Minute Active Stand Test [PDF]
Mayo Clinic Proceedings: Innovations, Quality & OutcomesObjective: To determine the prevalence of autonomic symptoms in post-treatment Lyme disease (PTLD) and identify clinical factors that associate with abnormal hemodynamics on the 10-minute active stand test.
Brittany L. Adler, MD +9 more
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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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The Platelet Fraction Is a Novel Reservoir to Detect Lyme Borrelia in Blood
Biology, 2020 Serological diagnosis of Lyme disease suffers from considerable limitations. Yet, the technique cannot currently be replaced by direct detection methods, such as bacterial culture or molecular analysis, due to their inadequate sensitivity.
Victoria P. Sanderson +4 more
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Outpatient visits before and after Lyme disease diagnosis in a Maryland employer-based health plan
BMC Health Services Research, 2023 Background Insurance claims data have been used to inform an understanding of Lyme disease epidemiology and cost of care, however few such studies have incorporated post-treatment symptoms following diagnosis.
Alison W. Rebman +6 more
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The utility of “Google Trends” for epidemiological research: Lyme disease as an example
Geospatial Health, 2010 Internet search engines have become an increasingly popular resource for accessing health-related information. The key words used as well as the number and geographic location of searches can provide trend data, as have recently been made available by ...
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Serious Bacterial Infections Acquired During Treatment of Patients Given a Diagnosis of Chronic Lyme Disease - United States. [PDF]
, 2017 The term "chronic Lyme disease" is used by some health care providers as a diagnosis for various constitutional, musculoskeletal, and neuropsychiatric symptoms (1,2).
Blackburn, Brian G +9 more
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