Contemporary societies are often "polarized", in the sense that sub-groups within these societies hold stably opposing beliefs, even when there is a fact of the matter.
O'Connor, Cailin, Weatherall, James Owen
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Editorial Commentary: What Constitutes Appropriate Treatment of Post-Lyme Disease Symptoms and Other Pain and Fatigue Syndromes? [PDF]
Lyme disease, which is caused by the tickborne spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi, is estimated to cause over 300 000 cases annually in the United States, primarily in northeastern and mid-Atlantic States [1]. In untreated patients, the infection typically occurs in stages with different manifestations at each stage [2].
Allen C, Steere, Sheila L, Arvikar
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Immunoblot analysis of the seroreactivity to recombinant Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato antigens, including VlsE, in the long-term course of treated patients with Erythema migrans [PDF]
Objective: We evaluated whether immunoblotting is capable of substantiating the posttreatment clinical assessment of patients with erythema migrans ( EM), the hallmark of early Lyme borreliosis.
Aguero-Rosenfeld ME +57 more
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1348Immune response to endothelial cell growth factor is elevated during acute Lyme borreliosis but not in post-Lyme disease syndrome [PDF]
1Department of Medicine, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA 2Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA 3Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY, USA 4Laboratory of Clinical Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious ...
Kevin Tang +5 more
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Neuroborreliosis and Post-Treatment Lyme Disease Syndrome: Focus on Children
Neuroborreliosis is a form of Lyme Borreliosis (LB) that affects various structures of the central and peripheral nervous system. Although most cases of LB can be cured with a course of antibiotics, some children can present prolonged symptoms, which may
Agnieszka Myszkowska-Torz +5 more
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The Emerging Role of Microbial Biofilm in Lyme Neuroborreliosis [PDF]
Lyme borreliosis (LB) is the most common tick-borne disease caused by the spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi in North America and Borrelia afzelii or Borrelia garinii in Europe and Asia, respectively.
Bordignon, Valentina +10 more
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Lyme disease, a tick-borne multisystem disease, is caused by spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi (sensu lato). It is a common illness in temperate countries, especially the United States, but the incidence is increasing across continents due to increasing ...
Vikram K Mahajan
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Lyme disease is the most common vector‐borne illness in the United States and has been causing significant morbidity since its discovery in 1977. It is well‐documented that about 10% of patients properly treated with antibiotics never fully recover, but ...
Natalie A. Bai, Christie S. Richardson
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Capgras-like syndrome in a patient with an acute urinary tract infection. [PDF]
Delusional misidentification syndromes are a group of delusional phenomena in which patients misidentify familiar persons, objects, or themselves, believing that they have been replaced or transformed.
Bersani, Fs +8 more
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Probable late lyme disease: a variant manifestation of untreated
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 +2 more
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