The significance of serum anti-Borrelia antibodies in the diagnostic work-up of uveitis

European Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 251-255

  Mikkila H ^a   Seppala I ^a   Leirisalo Repo, M ^a   Kahma, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Antibody; Diagnosis; Lyme borreliosis; Uveitis

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDEMIC DISEASE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; LYME DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; TICK BITE; UVEITIS;

EID: 0030869498     PISSN: 11206721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/112067219700700309     Document Type: Article

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