Immunodiagnosis of Lyme borreliosis.
The clinical definition of Lyme disease depends on the epidemiologic association of signs and symptoms with a measureable immune response to B. burgdorferi. The dependence on the demonstration of an immune response to B. burgdorferi has made the understanding of this systemic spirochetosis critical for the physician when making a diagnosis.
Dattwyler
R J
RJ
Department of Medicine, State University of New York, Stony Brook.
Luft
B J
BJ
D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis*; D015748:Borrelia burgdorferi Group / Q000276:immunology*; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D006801:Humans; D008193:Lyme Disease / Q000276:immunology*
D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial