Lyme Disease 2012
DOI: 10.5772/32724
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Advancement in Borrelia burgdorferi Antibody Testing: Comparative Immunoblot Assay (COMPASS)

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“…The PTLDS can be signalized if symptoms associated with Borrelia infection are persistent, and last longer than 6 months after treatment. According to the guidelines, this condition does not justify the use of antibiotics, which is referred as useless and potentially harmful to the patient with PTLDS (Lakos, 2012, CDC, 2011. Then the medical and laboratory activities should be focused on assessing the effectiveness of treatment, exclusion of possible failure of therapy or taking into account other factor which is not related to Borrelia infection (Lakos, 2012, CDC, 2011.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The PTLDS can be signalized if symptoms associated with Borrelia infection are persistent, and last longer than 6 months after treatment. According to the guidelines, this condition does not justify the use of antibiotics, which is referred as useless and potentially harmful to the patient with PTLDS (Lakos, 2012, CDC, 2011. Then the medical and laboratory activities should be focused on assessing the effectiveness of treatment, exclusion of possible failure of therapy or taking into account other factor which is not related to Borrelia infection (Lakos, 2012, CDC, 2011.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Approximately 10-20% of patients diagnosed with Lyme disease have non-speci ic clinical symptoms despite use of long antibiotic treatment (Lakos et al 2012). This aspect should be considered in the context of (PTLDS).…”
Section: Lyme Disease -New Infections and Their Relationship With Ecomentioning
confidence: 99%