Reactive Lyme serology in optic neuritis

Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 71-82

  Sibony, Patrick ^a   Halperin, John ^b   Coyle, P K ^a   Patel, Kartik ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTH SHORE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS REACTION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LYME DISEASE; MALE; NEUROOPHTHALMOLOGY; OPTIC NERVE DISEASE; PAPILLITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SERODIAGNOSIS; UVEITIS; WESTERN BLOTTING;

EID: 85032070476     PISSN: 10708022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.WNO.0000166060.35366.70     Document Type: Article

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