Clinical evaluation of guidelines and two-test approach for Lyme disease

Rheumatology

Volumn 38, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 1121-1126

  Blaauw, A A M ^a   Van Loon, A M ^a   Schellekens, J F P ^b   Bijlsma, J W J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Immunoblot; Lyme disease; Lyme serology

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; CHILD; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOBLOTTING; LYME DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SERODIAGNOSIS; SYMPTOM;

BORRELIA BURGDORFERI;

EID: 0032720370     PISSN: 14620324     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/38.11.1121     Document Type: Article

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