Abstract
In this report we describe the use of a newly developed immunofluorescence technique performed with living spirochetes to detect serum antibody to B. burgdorferi s.l. in a case of early Lyme borreliosis. The immunofluorescence method used (surface immunofluorescence assay: SIFA) proved useful in the serological evaluation of suspected cases of Lyme disease.
Publication types
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Case Reports
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Comparative Study
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Animals
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Antibodies, Bacterial / analysis*
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Bites and Stings
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Blotting, Western
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Borrelia burgdorferi Group / immunology*
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Child
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Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
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Female
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Fluorescent Antibody Technique*
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Humans
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Immunoglobulin G / biosynthesis
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Immunoglobulin M / biosynthesis
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Lyme Disease / diagnosis*
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Lyme Disease / immunology
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Lyme Disease / microbiology
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Ticks / genetics
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Ticks / microbiology
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Time Factors
Substances
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Antibodies, Bacterial
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Immunoglobulin G
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Immunoglobulin M