title: [Actual diagnostic possibilities of Lyme borreliosis].
abstract: Recognising of Lyme disease is based on epidemiology investigation, clinical manifestation of disease and results of diagnostic laboratory tests. Direct methods as isolation and culturing of Borrelia burgdorferi are very difficult and expensive. Depends on clinical stage PCR could be very useful but not often used. The other methods are based on detection of specific antispirochaetal antibodies produced in compartments or detection of antigens B. burgdorferi.
authors.affiliation: Kliniki Chorób Pasozytniczych i Neuroinfekcji AM w Białymstoku.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hermanowska-Szpakowicz
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Swierzbińska
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Zajkowska
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Izycka-Herman
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Pancewicz
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kondrusik
mesh_terms: D000918:Antibody Specificity; D000942:Antigens, Bacterial / Q000276:immunology; D015153:Blotting, Western; D015748:Borrelia burgdorferi Group / Q000302:isolation & purification; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D019084:Fluorescent Antibody Technique, Indirect; D006801:Humans; D008193:Lyme Disease / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology
chemical_list: D000942:Antigens, Bacterial