Evidence-based guidelines for the management of patients with Lyme disease were
developed by the International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society (ILADS). The …

Lyme disease, caused by spirochetes of the Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato complex
(hereafter referred to as Lyme borrelia), is the most common tick-borne infection in the …

Lyme disease (LD), the most prevalent tick-borne disease of humans in the Northern
Hemisphere, is caused by the spirochetal bacterium of Borreliella burgdorferi (Bb) sensu …

Abstract The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that more than 300 000
new cases of Lyme disease occur each year in the United States and that 10% to 20% of …

Global emergence of vector-borne and zoonotic diseases presents a rapidly growing
'wicked'problem. We outline the need for a transdisciplinary research program that is …

Non-specific symptoms in later stages of Lyme disease (LD) may mimic a variety of
autoimmune, viral, or complex diseases. Patients lacking erythema migrans or who test …

Objective Lyme arthritis is an increasingly recognized clinical entity that often prompts
orthopaedic evaluation in pediatric patients. While Lyme arthritis is most common in the …

Our research group has recently shown that Borrelia burgdorferi, the Lyme disease
bacterium, is capable of forming biofilms in Borrelia-infected human skin lesions called …

Background Lyme disease (LD) is the most common vector-borne illness in North America.
Reported cases of LD have increased from approximately 10,000 cases annually in 1991 …

Background Lyme arthritis can be readily treated with use of oral antibiotics without any
need for surgery. In Lyme-endemic areas, differentiating between Lyme arthritis and septic …