Bartonella henselae and Borrelia burgdorferi Infections of the Central Nervous System
- 1 June 2003
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences
- Vol. 990 (1) , 404-406
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1749-6632.2003.tb07400.x
Abstract
To investigate the role of B. henselae in patients with symptoms suggesting neuroborreliosis, serum and cerebrospinal fluid samples were tested with serological and PCR methods. Among 17 examined patients, in 12 cases Borrelia burgdorferi infections were detected, in 1 case Bartonella henselae infection was ascertained, and in two patients mixed B. burgdorferi and B. henselae infections were found. These results indicate that mixed infections should be taken into consideration in establishing diagnosis of neurological disorders. Further study of this conclusion is needed.Keywords
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