Methodological quality assessment with the AGREE II scale and a comparison of European and American guidelines for the treatment of Lyme borreliosis: a …

S Nguala, E Baux, S Patrat-Delon, F Saunier… - Pathogens, 2021 - mdpi.com
Background: Most European and American countries recently updated their guidelines on
Lyme borreliosis (LB). The aim of this study was to provide a comparative overview of …

Non-specific symptoms and post-treatment Lyme disease syndrome in patients with Lyme borreliosis: a prospective cohort study in Belgium (2016–2020)

L Geebelen, T Lernout, B Devleesschauwer… - BMC infectious …, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Background Patients with Lyme borreliosis (LB) may report persisting non-specific
symptoms such as fatigue, widespread musculoskeletal pain or cognitive difficulties. When …

Treatment of post‐treatment Lyme disease symptoms—a systematic review

R Dersch, G Torbahn, S Rauer - European Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Background and purpose Residual symptoms after treatment of Lyme disease, sometimes
called post‐treatment Lyme disease symptoms (PTLDs), are a matter of ongoing …

Antigenicity and immunogenicity of different morphological forms of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato spirochetes

K Sloupenska, B Koubkova, P Horak, J Dolezilkova… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato is a species complex of pleomorphic spirochetes, including
species that cause Lyme disease (LD) in humans. In addition to classic spiral forms, these …

A comprehensive clinical and laboratory evaluation of 224 patients with persistent symptoms attributed to presumed tick-bite exposure

K Nilsson, E Skoog, V Jones, L Labbé Sandelin… - PLoS …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Background Persistent symptoms attributed to presumed tick-bite exposure constitute an
unresolved medical controversy. We evaluated whether Swedish adults who met the criteria …

Multidisciplinary management of suspected lyme borreliosis: clinical features of 569 patients, and factors associated with recovery at 3 and 12 months, a prospective …

A Raffetin, J Schemoul, A Chahour, S Nguala… - Microorganisms, 2022 - mdpi.com
Introduction. Because patients with a suspicion of Lyme borreliosis (LB) may have
experienced difficult care paths, the Tick-Borne Diseases Reference Center (TBD-RC) was …

Concurrent Infection of the Human Brain with Multiple Borrelia Species

M Golovchenko, J Opelka, M Vancova… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Lyme disease (LD) spirochetes are well known to be able to disseminate into the tissues of
infected hosts, including humans. The diverse strategies used by spirochetes to avoid the …

Myositis autoantibodies in patients with suspected post-treatment Lyme disease syndrome

K Sloupenska, B Koubkova, P Horak, B Hutyrova… - Life, 2023 - mdpi.com
Most patients suffering from Lyme disease are effectively treated with antibiotics. In some
patients, however, problems persist for a long time despite appropriate therapy. The term …

RETRACTED ARTICLE: Evaluating polymicrobial immune responses in patients suffering from tick-borne diseases

K Garg, L Meriläinen, O Franz, H Pirttinen… - Scientific reports, 2018 - nature.com
There is insufficient evidence to support screening of various tick-borne diseases (TBD)
related microbes alongside Borrelia in patients suffering from TBD. To evaluate the …

[HTML][HTML] Classification of patients referred under suspicion of tick-borne diseases, Copenhagen, Denmark

RMM Gynthersen, MM Tetens, M Ørbæk… - Ticks and tick-borne …, 2021 - Elsevier
To provide better care for patients suspected of having a tick-transmitted infection, the Clinic
for Tick-borne Diseases at Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark was established. The aim …