Pediatric Lyme Disease Biobank, United States, 2015–2020

Pediatric Lyme Disease Biobank, United States, 2015–2020

In 2015, we founded Pedi Lyme Net, a pediatric Lyme disease research network comprising 8 emergency departments in the United States. Of 2,497 children evaluated at 1 of these sites for Lyme disease, 515 (20.6%) were infected. This network is a unique resource for evaluating new approaches for diag...

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Main Authors: Lise E. Nigrovic, Desire N. Neville, Fran Balamuth, Michael N. Levas, Jonathan E. Bennett, Anupam B. Kharbanda, Amy D. Thompson, John A. Branda, Aris C. Garro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2020-12-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Lyme disease
biobank
diagnosis
pediatrics
vector-borne infections
tick-borne infections
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/12/20-0920_article

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https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/12/20-0920_article

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