Clinical comparison of immunoblot and antibody index for detection of intrathecal synthesis of specific antibodies in Lyme neuroborreliosis

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 19, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 805-806

  Picha D ^a   Moravcova L ^a   Zdarsky E ^b   Benes J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BULOVKA   (Czech Republic)

^b CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM INFECTION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; HUMAN; IMMUNOBLOTTING; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LYME DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

EID: 0033749232     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s100960000367     Document Type: Article

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