Rational diagnostic strategies for Lyme borreliosis in children and adolescents: Recommendations by the committee for infectious diseases and vaccinations of the german academy for pediatrics and adolescent health

European Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 171, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1619-1624

  Huppertz, H I ^a   Bartmann, P ^b   Heininger, U ^c   Fingerle, V ^d   Kinet, M ^e   Klein, R ^f   Korenke, G C ^g   Nentwich, H J ^h  

^a University Bonn ^*  (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^d BAYERISCHES LANDESAMT FÜR GESUNDHEIT UND LEBENSMITTELSICHERHEIT   (Germany)

^e Elisabeth Kinderkrankenhaus ^*  (Germany)

^f Ministerium für Gesundheit und Verbraucherschutz des Saarlandes   (Germany)

^g Abteilung für Neuropädiatrie   (Germany)

^h Deutsche Akademie fur Kinder und Jugendmedizin e V   (Germany)

Author keywords

Borrelia burgdorferi; Children; Diagnosis; Lyme arthritis; Lyme borreliosis; Neuroborreliosis; Recommendations

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BORRELIA; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; ERYTHEMA CHRONICUM MIGRANS; GENE SEQUENCE; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; LYME DISEASE; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; MEDICAL HISTORY; MENTAL HEALTH; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROLOGY; SKIN; TICK;

EID: 84871297626     PISSN: 03406199     EISSN: 14321076     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00431-012-1779-4     Document Type: Article

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