A Novel and Simple Method for Laboratory Diagnosis of Relapsing Fever Borreliosis

Overview

Journal Open Microbiol J

Publisher Bentham Open

Specialty Microbiology

Date 2008 Dec 18

PMID 19088905

Citations 16

Authors

Christer Larsson

Sven Bergstrom

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Abstract

Relapsing fever caused by Borrelia bacteria is often obscured by malaria and incorrectly treated. Here a novel method for diagnosis is presented. The method is cheap, simple and requires minimal laboratory material. Despite its simplicity, the method shows surprisingly high sensitivity, detecting concentrations less than 10 bacteria/ml blood.

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