Lyme disease Borrelia are obligately parasitic, tick-transmitted, invasive, persistent bacterial
pathogens that cause disease in humans and non-reservoir vertebrates primarily through …

Introduction Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato (Bb) infection, the most frequent tick-transmitted
disease, is distributed worldwide. This study aimed to describe the global seroprevalence …

This evidence-based clinical practice guideline for the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment
of Lyme disease was developed by a multidisciplinary panel representing the Infectious …

Lyme disease is an infection caused by Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato, which is transmitted
to humans through the bite of an infected Ixodes tick. The majority of patients recover without …

The cause of Lyme disease, Borrelia burgdorferi, was discovered in 1983. A 2-tiered testing
protocol was established for serodiagnosis in 1994, involving an enzyme immunoassay …

With almost 700 000 estimated cases each year in the United States and Europe, Lyme
borreliosis (LB), also called Lyme disease, is the most common tick-borne illness in the …

Lyme borreliosis is the object of numerous misconceptions. In this review, we revisit the
fundamental manifestations of neuroborreliosis (meningitis, cranial neuritis, and …

Lyme disease, a tickborne zoonosis caused by certain species of Borrelia spirochetes, is the
most common vectorborne disease in the United States. Approximately 90% of all cases are …

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Standard two-tiered testing (STTT) is the recommended algorithm for laboratory diagnosis of
Lyme disease (LD). Several limitations are associated with STTT that include low sensitivity …