Lack of evidence for borrelia burgdorferi seropositivity in Alzheimer disease

Alzheimer Disease and Associated Disorders

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 308-

  Galbussera, Alessio ^a   Tremolizzo, Lucio ^a,b   Isella, Valeria ^a,b   Gelosa, Giorgio ^a,b   Vezzo, Roberto ^a   Vigorè, Luigi ^a   Brenna, Marzia ^a   Ferrarese, Carlo ^a,b,c   Appollonio, Ildebrando ^a,b  

^a SAN GERARDO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

^c SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; BORRELIA INFECTION; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; LETTER; MALE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROLOGY;

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYME DISEASE; MALE;

EID: 52649169355     PISSN: 08930341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/WAD.0b013e31816ba95d     Document Type: Letter

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