There has been an increasing incidence of Lyme disease (LD) in Canada and the United
States corresponding to the expanding range of the Ixodes tick vector and Lyme disease …

Lyme disease, or Lyme borreliosis, is a multisystem illness caused by the spirochete
Borrelia burgdorferi and it is the most common tick-borne illness in the United States and …

Problem Inflammation and infection play a major role in preterm birth. The purpose of this
study was to (i) determine the prevalence and clinical significance of sterile intra‐amniotic …

Objective: The objectives of this study were to:(1) determine the amniotic fluid (AF)
microbiology of patients with preterm prelabor rupture of membranes (PROM); and (2) …

Introduction: The objectives of this study were: 1) to determine the amniotic fluid (AF)
microbiology of patients with the diagnosis of clinical chorioamnionitis at term using both …

Objective: To determine the frequency and clinical significance of sterile and microbial-
associated intra-amniotic inflammation in asymptomatic patients with a sonographic short …

Problem The diagnosis of microbial invasion of the amniotic cavity (MIAC) has been
traditionally performed using traditional cultivation techniques, which require growth of …

With almost 700 000 estimated cases each year in the United States and Europe, Lyme
borreliosis (LB), also called Lyme disease, is the most common tick-borne illness in the …

Borrelia burgdorferi was discovered to be the cause of Lyme disease in 1983, leading to
seroassays. The 1994 serodiagnostic testing guidelines predated a full understanding of key …

Background. Animal studies suggest that Borrelia burgdorferi, the agent of Lyme disease,
may persist after antibiotic therapy and can be detected by various means including …