Clinical and serological features of patients with suspected lyme borreliosis

International Journal of Immunopathology and Pharmacology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 797-801

  Santino, Iolanda ^a   Longobardi, V ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Borrelia burgdorferi; Clinical symptoms; Diagnosis; Lyme borreliosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; CARDITIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; ERYTHEMA CHRONICUM MIGRANS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LYME DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RARE DISEASE; SERODIAGNOSIS; SEROPREVALENCE; SYMPTOM; SEROLOGY;

ANTIBODY;

EID: 80055115793     PISSN: 03946320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/039463201102400327     Document Type: Article

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