Risk of Borrelia burgdorferi infection in western Switzerland following a tick bite

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 603-608

  Nahimana, I ^a   Gern, L ^b   Blanc, D S ^a   Praz, G ^c   Francioli, P ^a   Peter O ^c  

^a LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEUCHÂTEL   (Switzerland)

^c Institut Central des Hopitaux Valaisans   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M;

BACTERIAL INFECTION; BLOOD SAMPLING; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONSULTATION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IMMUNOBLOTTING; INFECTION RISK; LYME DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEROCONVERSION; SEROLOGY; SKIN MANIFESTATION; SWITZERLAND; TICK BITE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANIMALS; ARACHNID VECTORS; BASE SEQUENCE; BLOTTING, WESTERN; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DNA, BACTERIAL; ENDEMIC DISEASES; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; LYME DISEASE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SWITZERLAND; TICK-BORNE DISEASES; TICKS;

EID: 4544375204     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-004-1162-0     Document Type: Review

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