title: Reply to "No evidence for contamination of Borrelia blood cultures: a review of facts".
authors.affiliation: Division of Vector-Borne Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA.
authors.forename: Barbara J B
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.forename: Mark A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Pilgard
authors.forename: Theresa M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Russell
mesh_terms: D001431:Bacteriological Techniques / Q000379:methods*; D001898:Borrelia / Q000145:classification* / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D008193:Lyme Disease / Q000175:diagnosis*; D044967:Serum / Q000382:microbiology*
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