title: Course and outcome of Early Lyme borreliosis in patients with hematological malignancies.
abstract: Patients with erythema migrans and underlying hematological malignancy more often had signs of disseminated Lyme borreliosis and more frequently needed antibiotic retreatment than sex-, age-, and antibiotic treatment-matched immunocompetent persons with erythema migrans. However, the outcome was excellent in both groups.
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Diseases, University Medical Center Ljubljana.
authors.forename: Vera
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Maraspin
authors.affiliation: Institute of Microbiology and Immunology.
authors.forename: Eva
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ružić-Sabljić
authors.affiliation: Institute for Biostatistics and Medical Informatics, Medical Faculty, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia.
authors.forename: Lara
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Lusa
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Diseases, University Medical Center Ljubljana.
authors.forename: Franc
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Strle
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D015787:Erythema Chronicum Migrans; D005260:Female; D019337:Hematologic Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008193:Lyme Disease / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents
keywords: Lyme borreliosis; erythema migrans; hematological malignancies; lymphoid neoplasms; outcome