Sex differences in the clinical and serologic presentation of early lyme disease: Results from a retrospective review

Gender Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 320-329

  Schwarzwalder, Alison ^a   Schneider, Michael F ^b   Lydecker, Alison ^c   Aucott, John N ^d  

^a Lyme Disease Research Foundation of Maryland   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Lyme disease; serologic testing; sex based differences

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G;

ADULT; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LYME DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SELF REPORT; SEROLOGY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX RATIO;

ADULT; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; LYME DISEASE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEROLOGIC TESTS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 77957367083     PISSN: 15508579     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.genm.2010.08.002     Document Type: Article

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