Differentiation between early and late complicated Lyme borreliosis by specific IgG avidity.
Patients with early complicated forms of Lyme borreliosis had a low specific IgG avidity index and patients with late forms had a high avidity index. Naturally exposed individuals had intermediate values.
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D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000097:blood; D000915:Antibody Affinity; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D006801:Humans; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000097:blood / Q000276:immunology*; D008193:Lyme Disease / Q000097:blood / Q000145:classification / Q000276:immunology*
D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial; D015415:Biomarkers; D007074:Immunoglobulin G