Simultaneous use of serum IgG and IgM for risk scoring of suspected early Lyme borreliosis: Graphical and bivariate analyses

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Volumn 118, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 313-323

  Dessau, Ram B ^a   Ejlertsen, Tove ^b   Hilden, JØrgen ^c  

^a NAESTVED HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b AALBORG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Borrelia burgdorferi; Classification analysis; Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay; Lyme borreliosis; Predictive value of tests; Risk model

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIVARIATE ANALYSIS; BLOOD DONOR; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENMARK; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; LABORATORY TEST; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; LYME DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; REFERENCE VALUE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; LOGISTIC MODELS; LYME DISEASE; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RISK FACTORS; ROC CURVE;

EID: 77949879811     PISSN: 09034641     EISSN: 16000463     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0463.2010.02594.x     Document Type: Article

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