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Co-infection of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato and Rickettsia species in ticks and in an erythema migrans patient

BACKGROUND: Lyme borreliosis is the most prevalent tick-borne disease in Europe. Ixodes ricinus also carries other pathogenic bacteria, but corresponding human diseases are rarely reported. Here, we compared the exposure to Rickettsia helvetica and Rickettsia monacensis with that to Lyme borreliosis...

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Autores principales: Tijsse-Klasen, Ellen, Sprong, Hein, Pandak, Nenad
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3878868/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24326096
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1756-3305-6-347