Interpretation criteria in Western blot diagnosis of Lyme borreliosis

British Journal of Biomedical Science

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 5-10

  Mavin, Sally ^a   McDonagh, S ^a   Evans, R ^a   Milner, R M ^a   Chatterton, J M W ^a   Ho Yen, D O ^a  

^a RAIGMORE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Borrelia burgdorferi; Lyme borreliosis; Western blot

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BORRELIA AFZELII; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; BORRELIA GARINII; CLASSIFICATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; EUROPE; HUMAN; LYME DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES; WESTERN BLOTTING;

BORRELIA BURGDORFERI;

EID: 80054842493     PISSN: 09674845     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09674845.2011.11732834     Document Type: Article

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