title: Significant improvement of the recombinant Borrelia IgG immunoblot for serodiagnosis of early neuroborreliosis.
authors.affiliation: Max von Pettenkofer-Institut, National Reference Center for Borreliae, Munich, Germany. Spechtel@m3401.mpk.med.uni-muenchen.de
authors.forename: Ulrike
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Schulte-Spechtel
authors.forename: Gisela
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Lehnert
authors.forename: Gaby
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Liegl
authors.forename: Volker
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Fingerle
authors.forename: Christiane
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Heimerl
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.forename: Bettina
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Wilske
mesh_terms: D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000097:blood*; D000942:Antigens, Bacterial; D001425:Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D025065:Borrelia burgdorferi / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D015151:Immunoblotting / Q000379:methods; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000097:blood / Q000276:immunology*; D020852:Lyme Neuroborreliosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000276:immunology; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity
chemical_list: D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial; D000942:Antigens, Bacterial; D001425:Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins; D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D007074:Immunoglobulin G; C120353:OSP17 protein, Borrelia; C079616:OspC protein; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; C112064:VlsII protein, Borrelia burgdorferi