Temporal study of immunoglobulin M seroreactivity to Borrelia burgdorferi in patients treated for Lyme borreliosis

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作者
Hilton, E [1 ]
Tramontano, A [1 ]
DeVoti, J [1 ]
Sood, SK [1 ]
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[1] ALBERT EINSTEIN COLL MED,LONG ISL JEWISH MED CTR,DEPT PEDIAT,NEW HYDE PK,NY 11040
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10.1128/JCM.35.3.774-776.1997
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Q93 [微生物学];
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071005 ; 100705 ;
摘要
Forty-six patients with late Lyme disease who were considered improved or cured following treatment were monitored by immunoglobulin M (IgM) immunoblotting (mean monitoring period, 27.6 months). There was a persistent IgM response in 32 (97%) of 33 initially positive patients. All but three showed a consistent number, type, and intensity of IgM bands over the entire follow-up period. IgM immunoblotting may not be useful for monitoring the response to treatment of Lyme borreliosis.
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