Utilization of serology for the diagnosis of suspected Lyme borreliosis in Denmark: Survey of patients seen in general practice

BMC Infectious Diseases

Volumn 10, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Dessau, Ram B ^a   Bangsborg, Jette M ^b   Ejlertsen, Tove ^c   Skarphedinsson, Sigurdur ^d   Schønheyder, Henrik C ^c  

^a NAESTVED HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b GENTOFTE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c AALBORG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^d ODENSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ANTIGEN; BACTERIUM ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M;

ACRODERMATITIS; ADULT; ANTIBODY BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BORRELIA AFZELII; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; DENMARK; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; ERYTHEMA CHRONICUM MIGRANS; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INFANT; LYME DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PROBABILITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEROLOGY; TICK BITE; ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL; BITES AND STINGS; BLOOD; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCHOOL CHILD; TICK; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; BITES AND STINGS; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI GROUP; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DENMARK; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONERS; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; INFANT; LYME DISEASE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; TICKS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77958559480     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712334     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2334-10-317     Document Type: Article

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