Screening of the prevalence of antibodies to Borrelia burgdorferi in Madrid province, Spain.
It was the aim of the present study to evaluate Borrelia burgdorferi antibody prevalence in the province of Madrid, located in central Spain. A total of 1825 serum samples from the general population were tested by an indirect immunofluorescence assay. Specific B. burgdorferi antibodies were found in 63 (3.45%) of the samples. Statistical differences were found according to sex.
Lledó
Lourdes
L
Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Alcalá University, Madrid, Spain. lourdes.lledo@uah.es
Gegúndez
María Isabel
MI
Saz
José Vicente
JV
Beltrán
María
M
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000097:blood / Q000276:immunology*; D025065:Borrelia burgdorferi / Q000276:immunology*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008193:Lyme Disease / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000276:immunology; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies; D017678:Sex Distribution; D013030:Spain / Q000453:epidemiology
D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial