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Bartonella henselae and Borrelia burgdorferi Infections of the Central Nervous System
Author(s) -
PODSIADLY EDYTA,
CHMIELEWSKI TOMASZ,
TYLEWSKAWIERZBANOWSKA STANISLAWA
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
annals of the new york academy of sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.712
H-Index - 248
eISSN - 1749-6632
pISSN - 0077-8923
DOI - 10.1111/j.1749-6632.2003.tb07400.x
Subject(s) - bartonella henselae , borrelia burgdorferi , neuroborreliosis , lyme neuroborreliosis , borrelia , serology , lyme disease , borrelia burgdorferi infection , bartonella , bartonellosis , medicine , cerebrospinal fluid , virology , immunology , pathology , antibody
A bstract : To investigate the role of B. henselae in patients with symptoms suggesting neuroborreliosis, serum and cerebrospinal fluid samples were tested with serological and PCR methods. Among 17 examined patients, in 12 cases Borrelia burgdorferi infections were detected, in 1 case Bartonella henselae infection was ascertained, and in two patients mixed B. burgdorferi and B. henselae infections were found. These results indicate that mixed infections should be taken into consideration in establishing diagnosis of neurological disorders. Further study of this conclusion is needed.