The lymphocyte transformation test for the diagnosis of Lyme borreliosis has currently not been shown to be clinically useful

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 20, Issue 10, 2014, Pages O785-O786

  Dessau, R B ^a   Fingerle, V ^b   Gray, J ^c   Hunfeld, K P ^d   Jaulhac, B ^e   Kahl, O ^f   Kristoferitsch, W ^g   Stanek, G ^h   Strle, F ⁱ  

^a SLAGELSE HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b Bavarian Health and Food Safety Authority   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^d GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF STRASBOURG   (France)

^f Tick radar Gmbh   (Germany)

^g DANUBE HOSPITAL   (Austria)

^h MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTRE LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Borrelia burgdorferi; Laboratory diagnosis; Lyme borreliosis; Lymphocyte transformation test; Sensitivity and specificity

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIBODY; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ASYMPTOMATIC INFECTION; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; BLOOD DONOR; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DONOR; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSPOT ASSAY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGICAL MEMORY; LETTER; LYME DISEASE; LYMPHOCYTE TRANSFORMATION TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PLEOCYTOSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; RISK FACTOR; WESTERN BLOTTING;

BORRELIA BURGDORFERI;

EID: 84913604663     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: 14690691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1469-0691.12583     Document Type: Letter

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