Borreliosis risk after tick bite in north-eastern Italy

Lyme Borreliosis is an infectious disease caused by the Borrelia burgdorferi spirochete transmitted to man by a tick bite. The aim of this study was to assess the predictive value of tick bites for the diagnosis of Borreliosis in a sample of 266 subjects residing in an endemic area of north-eastern...

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Published inMicrobiologica Vol. 14; no. 3; p. 257
Main Authors Milanese, R, Marin, M, Antonini-Canterin, A, Crovatto, M, Modolo, M L, Scian, I, Cilia, A M, Santini, G F
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Italy 01.07.1991
Subjects
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Animals
Antibodies, Bacterial - blood
Arachnid Vectors - microbiology
Bites and Stings - complications
Borrelia burgdorferi Group - immunology
Borrelia burgdorferi Group - isolation & purification
Child
Female
Humans
Italy
Lyme Disease - etiology
Lyme Disease - transmission
Male
Middle Aged
Predictive Value of Tests
Risk Factors
Ticks - microbiology
Italy
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Summary:Lyme Borreliosis is an infectious disease caused by the Borrelia burgdorferi spirochete transmitted to man by a tick bite. The aim of this study was to assess the predictive value of tick bites for the diagnosis of Borreliosis in a sample of 266 subjects residing in an endemic area of north-eastern Italy. In the serological diagnosis of Borreliosis, positive and negative predictive values of tick bites were found to be 24% and 88% respectively.
ISSN:0391-5352