Results 41 to 50 of about 39,493 (168)

Modified two-tiered testing algorithm for Lyme disease serology: the Canadian context

Canada Communicable Disease Report, 2020
Background: Lyme disease (LD) is emerging in many parts of central and eastern Canada. Serological testing is most commonly used to support laboratory diagnosis of LD.
Todd Hatchette, Robbin Lindsay, on behalf of the Lyme Disease Diagnostics Working Group   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Transient marked reactive lymphocytosis in a puppy suspected to be secondary to recent vaccination

Journal of Small Animal Practice, EarlyView.
A 3‐month‐old male Bernese Mountain dog was presented with a 10‐day history of vomiting, vocalisation and abdominal discomfort following vaccination. Physical examination revealed subtle peripheral lymphadenopathy. Haematological testing revealed borderline anaemia, thrombocytopenia and moderate lymphocytosis with a high proportion of reactive or ...
J. Ruel, T. Ternisien, B. Conversy, C. Bedard, C. Lemieux, J. Sparago   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

A sex-based analysis of complete blood count features during acute, untreated Lyme disease

Frontiers in Medicine
IntroductionAlthough lymphopenia has been described in acute Lyme disease (LD), the complete blood count (CBC) has not been comprehensively examined, nor have sex-based analyses been conducted. We analyzed CBC values and identified sex-based trends among
Alison W. Rebman, Ting Yang, Jonathan M. Zenilman, Mark J. Soloski, John N. Aucott   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Generics favor stability

Mind &Language, EarlyView.
Humans seek to predict, explain, and control their environments. Generalizations—like those expressed by “children like candy” and “cigarettes cause cancer”—provide one resource to facilitate these tasks. We develop a proposal tying the acceptability judgments of generics to the psychological functions of generalizations.
Katherine Ritchie, Ny Vasil
wiley   +1 more source

Lyme Disease: Is It or Is It Not?

Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology, 2005
This past summer, Lyme disease was the topic of a Focus section in the Globe and Mail (1). In this section, the reporter described her experience of having physicians unable and then unwilling to diagnose her symptoms of "skin on fire, dizziness and chest pains, twitching muscles, and trouble keeping balance" as Lyme disease following a tick bite ...
Johnston, BL, Conly, JM
openaire   +3 more sources

Probable late lyme disease: a variant manifestation of untreated Borrelia burgdorferi infection

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2012
Background Lyme disease, a bacterial infection with the tick-borne spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi, can cause early and late manifestations. The category of probable Lyme disease was recently added to the CDC surveillance case definition to describe ...
Aucott John N, Seifter Ari, Rebman Alison W   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Pediatric Lyme Disease Biobank, United States, 2015–2020

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2020
In 2015, we founded Pedi Lyme Net, a pediatric Lyme disease research network comprising 8 emergency departments in the United States. Of 2,497 children evaluated at 1 of these sites for Lyme disease, 515 (20.6%) were infected.
Lise E. Nigrovic, Desire N. Neville, Fran Balamuth, Michael N. Levas, Jonathan E. Bennett, Anupam B. Kharbanda, Amy D. Thompson, John A. Branda, Aris C. Garro   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Novel and emerging antimicrobial strategies in the management of oral infections

Periodontology 2000, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Antibiotics marked a pivotal turning point in human civilization, enhancing social interactions and extending human life expectancy. In addition to their success in treating systemic infectious diseases, they have significantly improved periodontal treatment outcomes as an adjunct therapy.
Ozge Unlu, Nil Yakar, Alpdogan Kantarci
wiley   +1 more source

Evidence for the Presence of Borrelia burgdorferi Biofilm in Infected Mouse Heart Tissues

Microorganisms
Borrelia burgdorferi, the bacterium responsible for Lyme disease, has been shown to form antimicrobial-tolerant biofilms, which protect it from unfavorable conditions.
Sahaja Thippani, Niraj Jatin Patel, Jasmine Jathan, Kate Filush, Kayla M. Socarras, Jessica DiLorenzo, Kunthavai Balasubramanian, Khusali Gupta, Geneve Ortiz Aleman, Jay M. Pandya, Venkata V. Kavitapu, Daina Zeng, Jennifer C. Miller, Eva Sapi   +13 more
doaj   +1 more source

What is the real number of Lyme disease cases in Canada?

BMC Public Health, 2019
Background Lyme disease is emerging in Canada due to expansion of the range of the tick vector Ixodes scapularis from the United States. National surveillance for human Lyme disease cases began in Canada in 2009.
N. H. Ogden, C. Bouchard, J. Badcock, M. A. Drebot, S. P. Elias, T. F. Hatchette, J. K. Koffi, P. A. Leighton, L. R. Lindsay, C. B. Lubelczyk, A. S. Peregrine, R. P. Smith, D. Webster   +12 more
doaj   +1 more source