title: [Serological screening for Lyme disease in Israel].
abstract: During 1989-1992, 123 serum samples from patients with dermatological or neurological disorders were tested for Lyme disease antibody. In only 1 case was a diagnosis of autochthonous Lyme disease confirmed. 8.9% of the samples were positive for antibody to the 41kD flagellar antigen of Borrelia burgdorferi (ELISA test) and 7.3% for the 39kD protein (immunodot test). The diagnosis of Lyme disease should be confirmed by carefully timed tests to detect antibody against multiple species-specific bacterial antigens.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Microbiology, Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kletter
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Berger
mesh_terms: D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000097:blood*; D015748:Borrelia burgdorferi Group / Q000276:immunology*; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D006801:Humans; D015151:Immunoblotting; D007557:Israel; D008193:Lyme Disease / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial