Cerebrospinal fluid oligoclonal bands in Neuroborreliosis are specific for Borrelia burgdorferi.
<h4>Background</h4>Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) oligoclonal bands (OCB) occur in chronic or post-acute phase of inflammatory diseases of the central nervous system.<h4>Objective</h4>To determine whether CSF OCB in patients with neuroborreliosis (NB) are specific for borrelia bur...
Main Authors: | Klaus Berek, Harald Hegen, Michael Auer, Anne Zinganell, Franziska Di Pauli, Florian Deisenhammer |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2020-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0239453 |
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