We compared the antibodies to B. burgdorferi in three different populations in order to
evaluate the diagnostic reliability of Lyme borreliosis serologic analysis. The subjects …

Laboratory diagnosis of Lyme borreliosis is performed by direct detection of Borrelia
burgdorferi in body fluids and tissue samples. This can be achieved by cultivation of the …

An enzyme immunoassay (EIA) developed for the diagnosis of Lyme borreliosis was tested
for its specificity and sensitivity in detecting IgG antibodies in patients at various stages of the …

Eighty human serum specimens tested concomitantly by immunoblot and an enzyme-linked
immunosorbent assay developed jointly at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine …

In this study, raising and development of antibody response to Borrelia burgdorferi infection
in 66 Italian patients suffering from culture-confirmed Lyme borreliosis erythema migrans …

To improve the serodiagnosis of Lyme borreliosis (LB) the performances of four tests were
evaluated. An indirect immunofluorescent assay based on Borrelia burgdorferi ss, enzyme …

The performance of Western blots (immunoblots) prepared with eight strains of Borrelia
burgdorferi representing B. burgdorferi sensu stricto, B. garinii, and B. afzelii genospecies …

ABSTRACT A European multicenter study of immunoblotting for the serodiagnosis of Lyme
borreliosis showed considerable variation in results obtained from tests with a panel of 227 …

To improve the performance of enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays for the serodiagnosis
of Lyme borreliosis, the prevalence of several immunoglobulin classes and subclasses …

The performance of 11 commercially available enzyme immunoassays (EIA) and four
Western blot (WB) tests for the detection of IgM and IgG antibodies against Borrelia …