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1: Jpn J Infect Dis. 2008 May;61(3):214-5. Links

Molecular diagnosis of a bilateral panuveitis due to Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato by cerebral spinal fluid analysis.

Wallet F, Labalette P, Herwegh S, Loiez C, Margaron F, Courcol RJ.

Pole de Microbiologie, Laboratoire de Bacteriologie-Hygiene, Lille Cedex, France. fwallet@chru-lille.fr

The present paper describes a case of bilateral panuveitis due to Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato diagnosed by a PCR approach using cerebral spinal fluid. Since the culture of B. burgdorferi takes a long time to grow and the accuracy of serological tests is doubtful in patients, the PCR method of amplifying a B. burgdorferi flagellin could be suitable to make a positive diagnosis in a case of atypical clinical history of Lyme disease.

PMID: 18503173 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]