title: [Frequency of lyme borreliosis and diagnostic titers of antibodies to borrelia burgdorferi in patients with neurological diseases in endemic region of Russia].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Regional Clinic Hospital N1, Ekaterinburg.
authors.forename: N S
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: Il'ina
authors.forename: O M
authors.initials: OM
authors.lastname: Lesniak
authors.forename: L I
authors.initials: LI
authors.lastname: Volkova
authors.forename: E L
authors.initials: EL
authors.lastname: Turova
authors.forename: Z I
authors.initials: ZI
authors.lastname: Sokolova
authors.forename: E E
authors.initials: EE
authors.lastname: Laikovskaia
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial