RT Book, Section
A1 Philip, Susan S.
A2 Papadakis, Maxine A.
A2 McPhee, Stephen J.
A2 Rabow, Michael W.
A2 McQuaid, Kenneth R.
SR Print(0)
ID 1193137323
T1 Lyme Disease (Lyme Borreliosis)
T2 Current Medical Diagnosis & Treatment 2023
YR 2023
FD 2023
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781264687343
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1193137323
RD 2024/09/09
AB Key  Clinical  Updates  in  Lyme  Disease  (Lyme  Borreliosis)When  assessing  for  CNS  Lyme  disease  in  an  appropriate  clinical  syndrome,  serum  antibody  testing  is  recommended  over  cerebrospinal  fluid  serology  or  PCR.While  serology  is  recommended  to  diagnose  Lyme  arthritis,  PCR  can  be  done  on  synovial  fluid  or  tissue  if  needed  to  confirm  the  diagnosis  and  guide  treatment.Lantos  PM  et  al.  Clin  Infect  Dis.  [PMID:  33417672]