[Frequency of lyme borreliosis and diagnostic titers of antibodies to borrelia burgdorferi in patients with neurological diseases in endemic region of Russia].
The frequency of diagnostic titers of antibodies to Borrelia burgdorferi in 289 examinees suffering from neurological diseases made up 10.4%, while in the population this figure was under 1.9%. Lyme-borreliosis was detected in 11 (3.8%) patients, 2 of them had mixed infection with tick-borne viral encephalitis. In 10 patients (3.5%) the diagnosis of neuroborreliosis required verification with other techniques. It is thought valid to perform serological screening for neuroborreliosis only in patients with tick-born encephalitis to identify mixed infection.
Il'ina
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Regional Clinic Hospital N1, Ekaterinburg.
Lesniak
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Volkova
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Turova
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Sokolova
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Laikovskaia
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis*; D015748:Borrelia burgdorferi Group / Q000276:immunology*; D002648:Child; D018792:Encephalitis, Viral / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000276:immunology; D019353:Endemic Diseases; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008193:Lyme Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000276:immunology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012426:Russia / Q000453:epidemiology; D012698:Serologic Tests
D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial