An unusual case of anti-Borrelia burgdorferi immunoglobulin G seroconversion caused by administration of intravenous gammaglobulins

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 7, Issue 12, 2001, Pages 697-699

  Luyasu, V ^a   Mullier, S ^a   Bauraind, O ^b   Dupuis, M ^b  

^a Service de Biopathologie Laboratoire   (Belgium)

^b Chef de Service Adjoint   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M;

ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; LYME DISEASE; MALE; MENINGITIS; PASSIVE IMMUNIZATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROCONVERSION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BORRELIA; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI;

EID: 0035746968     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-0691.2001.00337.x     Document Type: Article

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