title: Lyme disease in Italy: isolation of Borrelia burgdorferi from a patient.
abstract: A strain of Borrelia burgdorferi was isolated from a 48-year-old female patient suffering from a chronic form of polyarthritis. Significant titers of specific anti-Borrelia antibodies were not found. This is the first report of isolation of Borrelia burgdorferi from a patient in Italy.
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Microbiologia, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Roma, Italy.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Burioni
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Grillo
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Magarò
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Dettori
mesh_terms: D015153:Blotting, Western; D001898:Borrelia / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004586:Electrophoresis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D008193:Lyme Disease / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D008875:Middle Aged