Open AccessA Novel Scoring System Approach to Assess Patients with Lyme Disease (Nutech Functional Score)
Author(s) -
Geeta Shroff,
Petra Hopf-Seidel
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of global infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.437
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 0974-8245
pISSN - 0974-777X
DOI - 10.4103/jgid.jgid_11_17
Subject(s) - ixodes scapularis , lyme disease , scoring system , ixodes ricinus , borrelia burgdorferi , medicine , ixodes , disease , tick , surgery , veterinary medicine , immunology , antibody
A bacterial infection by Borrelia burgdorferi referred to as Lyme disease (LD) or borreliosis is transmitted mostly by a bite of the tick Ixodes scapularis in the USA and Ixodes ricinus in Europe. Various tests are used for the diagnosis of LD, but their results are often unreliable. We compiled a list of clinically visible and patient-reported symptoms that are associated with LD. Based on this list, we developed a novel scoring system.