Antibodies to Borrelia burgdorferi in European populations

Journal of Clinical Laboratory Analysis

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 20-26

  Gutiérrez, José ^a,b,c   Guerrero, Miguel ^b   Nuñez, Francisca ^a,b   Soto, María José ^a   Piédrola, Gonzalo ^a,b   Maroto, Maria del Carmen ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO SAN CECILIO   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Borrelia afzelii; Borrelia burgdorferi; Lyme borreliosis; Serology

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BORRELIA AFZELII; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; CHILD; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOBLOTTING; LYME DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; RELIABILITY; SEROLOGY; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGGLUTINATION TESTS; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; BLOTTING, WESTERN; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI GROUP; CHILD; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYME DISEASE; MALE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BORRELIA; BORRELIA AFZELII; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI;

EID: 0342615074     PISSN: 08878013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-2825(2000)14:1<20::AID-JCLA5>3.0.CO;2-6     Document Type: Article

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