Rapid Typing of Borrelia burgdorferi Sensu Lato Species in Specimens from Patients with Different Manifestations of Lyme Borreliosis
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- 1 March 2001
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Journal of Clinical Microbiology
- Vol. 39 (3) , 1130-1133
- https://doi.org/10.1128/jcm.39.3.1130-1133.2001
Abstract
To further investigate the pathogenic potential of differentBorrelia burgdorferi genospecies, specimens from 27 patients with different manifestations of Lyme borreliosis were analyzed by PCR and reverse line blotting (RLB). In samples from Lyme arthritis patients, B. burgdorferi sensu stricto was predominantly identified, while in patients with neuroborreliosis or acrodermatitis, Borrelia garinii and Borrelia afzelii, respectively, were exclusively detected. The results demonstrate that PCR-RLB is a valuable tool for epidemiological and pathogenetic studies of Lyme borreliosis.Keywords
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