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Topic: 2004: Detection of Borrelia burgdoferi AFTER antibiotic treatment

MamaWolf
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1: Cent Eur J Public Health. 2004 Mar;12(1):6-11.

Long term and repeated electron microscopy and PCR detection of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato after an antibiotic treatment.

Honegr K, Hul�nsk� D, Beran J, Dost�l V, Havlasov� J, Cerm�kov� Z.
Department of Infectious diseases, University Hospital, Hradec Kr�lov�, Czech Republic.

The diagnosis of Lyme disease in 18 patients has been proved by detection of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato when using immunoelectron microscopy or detecting its nucleic acid by PCR in the plasma or the cerebrospinal fluid.

The positive results occurred in the plasma or in the cerebrospinal fluid in the period of 4-68 months *after* an antibiotic treatment.

The typical clinical manifestations of Lyme disease were observed in 9 patients and non-specific symptoms in another 9 patients.

According to presented results we can recommend repeated examination using PCR of the plasma and other biological specimens in the individuals with persistent or recurring complaints *after* an acute form of Lyme disease and its antibiotic treatment.

Also examination of the cerebrospinal fluid with non-specific symptoms and simultaneously displayed pathology electroencephalogram and/or magnetic resonance imaging findings can be advantageous.

PMID: 15068199 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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bejoy
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Confusing.

Borrelia Burgdorferi is lyme in "senu stricto" (in the strict sense.)

In "sensu lato" means lyme borrelia in the broad sense, not specifically Burgdorferi.

So what the hey is Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato.

What exactly were they testing for?

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