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Lyme disease in Italy: Isolation of Borrelia burgdorferi from a patient |
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| Authors: | R. Burioni R. Grillo M. Magarò G. Dettori |
| Affiliation: | (1) Istituto di Microbiologia, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Largo F. Vito 1, 00168 Roma, Italy;(2) Cattedra di Reumatologia, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Largo F. Vito 1, 00168 Roma, Italy |
| Abstract: | A strain of Borrelia burgdorferi was isolated from a 48-year-old female patient suffering from a chronic form of polyarthritis. Significant titers of specific anti-Borrelia antibodies were not found. This is the first report of isolation of Borrelia burgdorferi from a patient in Italy. |
| Keywords: | Lyme disease Borrelia burgdorferi |
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