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| Title |
To test or not to test? Laboratory support for the diagnosis of Lyme borreliosis – Author's reply
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| Published in |
Clinical Microbiology and Infection, October 2017
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| DOI | 10.1016/j.cmi.2017.10.011 |
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| Authors |
R.B. Dessau, A.P. van Dam, V. Fingerle, J. Gray, J.W. Hovius, K.-P. Hunfeld, B. Jaulhac, O. Kahl, W. Kristoferitsch, P.-E. Lindgren, M. Markowicz, S. Mavin, K. Ornstein, T. Rupprecht, G. Stanek, F. Strle |
| Abstract |
As stated in the recent review antibodies are expected to develop in almost all patients within 6-8 weeks and the negative predictive value is very high. This is well supported in the literature. Thus, testing for borrelia specific antibodies may, as explained in detail in the review, effectively rule out Lyme borreliosis, and other diagnostic possibilities should be considered. A warning concerning "deceptive Lyme disease diagnosis" is presented. |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 35 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 35 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Professor | 6 | 17% |
| Student > Master | 6 | 17% |
| Researcher | 6 | 17% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 3 | 9% |
| Other | 2 | 6% |
| Other | 5 | 14% |
| Unknown | 7 | 20% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 12 | 34% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 4 | 11% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 2 | 6% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 2 | 6% |
| Business, Management and Accounting | 1 | 3% |
| Other | 5 | 14% |
| Unknown | 9 | 26% |