Two Cases of Borrelia miyamotoi Meningitis, Sweden, 2018

Two Cases of Borrelia miyamotoi Meningitis, Sweden, 2018

We report 2 human cases of Borrelia miyamotoi disease diagnosed in Sweden, including 1 case of meningitis in an apparently immunocompetent patient. The diagnoses were confirmed by 3 different independent PCR assays and DNA sequencing from cerebrospinal fluid, supplemented by serologic analyses.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Anna J. Henningsson, Hilmir Asgeirsson, Berit Hammas, Elias Karlsson, Åsa Parke, Dieuwertje Hoornstra, Peter Wilhelmsson, Joppe W. Hovius
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2019-10-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Borrelia miyamotoi
meningitis
PCR
serology
Sweden
bacteria
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/25/10/19-0416_article

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https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/25/10/19-0416_article

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