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Borrelia burgdorferi stimulates macrophages to secrete higher levels of cytokines and chemokines than Borrelia afzelii or Borrelia garinii.

Strle K, Drouin EE, Shen S, Khoury JE, McHugh G, Ruzic-Sabljic E, Strle F, Steere AC.

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Cerar D, Karner P, Avsic-Zupanc T, Strle F.

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Lyme borreliosis: a European perspective on diagnosis and clinical management.

Stanek G, Strle F.

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Lotric-Furlan S, Ruzic-Sabljic E, Strle F.

Clin Microbiol Infect. 2009 Mar 26. [Epub ahead of print] No abstract available. PMID: 19416290 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]Related articles

Analysis of a flawed double-blind, placebo-controlled, clinical trial of patients claimed to have persistent Lyme disease following treatment.

Wormser GP, Shapiro ED, Halperin JJ, Porwancher RB, O'Connell S, Nadelman RB, Strle F, Radolf JD, Hovius JW, Baker PJ, Fingerle V, Dattwyler R.

Minerva Med. 2009 Apr;100(2):171-2. No abstract available. PMID: 19390504 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

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Maraspin V, Strle F.

Curr Probl Dermatol. 2009;37:183-90. Epub 2009 Apr 8.PMID: 19367103 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

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Strle F, Stanek G.

Curr Probl Dermatol. 2009;37:51-110. Epub 2009 Apr 8.PMID: 19367097 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Validation of cultivation and PCR methods for diagnosis of Lyme neuroborreliosis.

Cerar T, Ogrinc K, Cimperman J, Lotric-Furlan S, Strle F, Ruzić-Sabljić E.

J Clin Microbiol. 2008 Oct;46(10):3375-9. Epub 2008 Aug 20.PMID: 18716226 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Characterization of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato isolates by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis after MluI restriction of genomic DNA.

Ruzić-Sabljić E, Zore A, Strle F.

Res Microbiol. 2008 Jul-Aug;159(6):441-8. Epub 2008 Jun 6.PMID: 18586084 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Comparison of PCR methods and culture for the detection of Borrelia spp. in patients with erythema migrans.

Cerar T, Ruzić-Sabljić E, Glinsek U, Zore A, Strle F.

Clin Microbiol Infect. 2008 Jul;14(7):653-8.PMID: 18558937 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Lyme disease: European perspective.

Stanek G, Strle F.

Infect Dis Clin North Am. 2008 Jun;22(2):327-39, vii. Review.PMID: 18452805 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Case report: severe neurological manifestation of Dobrava hantavirus infection.

Cerar D, Avsic-Zupanc T, Jereb M, Strle F.

J Med Virol. 2007 Dec;79(12):1841-3.PMID: 17935168 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Comparison of different Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato strains for detection of immune response in patients with erythema migrans.

Merljak Skocir L, Ruzić-Sabljić E, Maraspin-Carman V, Lotric-Furlan S, Logar M, Strle F.

Int J Med Microbiol. 2008 Jul;298(5-6):493-504. Epub 2007 Sep 24.PMID: 17892971 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Epidemiological aspects and molecular characterization of Borrelia burgdorferi s.l. from southern Germany with special respect to the new species Borrelia spielmanii sp. nov.

Fingerle V, Schulte-Spechtel UC, Ruzic-Sabljic E, Leonhard S, Hofmann H, Weber K, Pfister K, Strle F, Wilske B.

Int J Med Microbiol. 2008 Apr;298(3-4):279-90. Epub 2007 Jul 5.PMID: 17616434 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Epidemiological, clinical and laboratory characteristics of patients with human granulocytic anaplasmosis in Slovenia.

Lotric-Furlan S, Rojko T, Petrovec M, Avsic-Zupanc T, Strle F.

Wien Klin Wochenschr. 2006 Nov;118(21-22):708-13.PMID: 17160612 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Tick-borne encephalitis in Slovenia from 2000 to 2004: comparison of the course in adult and elderly patients.

Logar M, Bogovic P, Cerar D, Avsic-Zupanc T, Strle F.

Wien Klin Wochenschr. 2006 Nov;118(21-22):702-7.PMID: 17160611 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Doxycycline versus ceftriaxone for the treatment of patients with chronic Lyme borreliosis.

Ogrinc K, Logar M, Lotric-Furlan S, Cerar D, Ruzić-Sabljić E, Strle F.

Wien Klin Wochenschr. 2006 Nov;118(21-22):696-701.PMID: 17160610 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Comparison of immunofluorescence assay (IFA) and LIAISON in patients with different clinical manifestations of Lyme borreliosis.

Cerar T, Ruzic-Sabljic E, Cimperman J, Strle F.

Wien Klin Wochenschr. 2006 Nov;118(21-22):686-90.PMID: 17160608 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Seroprevalence of human anaplasmosis in slovene forestry workers.

Rojko T, Ursic T, Avsic-Zupanc T, Petrovec M, Strle F, Lotric-Furlan S.

Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2006 Oct;1078:92-4.PMID: 17114685 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

The clinical assessment, treatment, and prevention of lyme disease, human granulocytic anaplasmosis, and babesiosis: clinical practice guidelines by the Infectious Diseases Society of America.

Wormser GP, Dattwyler RJ, Shapiro ED, Halperin JJ, Steere AC, Klempner MS, Krause PJ, Bakken JS, Strle F, Stanek G, Bockenstedt L, Fish D, Dumler JS, Nadelman RB.

Clin Infect Dis. 2006 Nov 1;43(9):1089-134. Epub 2006 Oct 2. Erratum in: Clin Infect Dis. 2007 Oct 1;45(7):941. PMID: 17029130 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Comparison of findings for patients with Borrelia garinii and Borrelia afzelii isolated from cerebrospinal fluid.

Strle F, Ruzić-Sabljić E, Cimperman J, Lotric-Furlan S, Maraspin V.

Clin Infect Dis. 2006 Sep 15;43(6):704-10. Epub 2006 Aug 8.PMID: 16912943 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Lyme borreliosis and Borrelia spielmanii.

Maraspin V, Ruzic-Sabljic E, Strle F.

Emerg Infect Dis. 2006 Jul;12(7):1177. No abstract available. PMID: 16848050 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Erythema migrans in solid-organ transplant recipients.

Maraspin V, Cimperman J, Lotric-Furlan S, Logar M, Ruzić-Sabljić E, Strle F.

Clin Infect Dis. 2006 Jun 15;42(12):1751-4. Epub 2006 May 5.PMID: 16705583 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Risk of culture-confirmed borrelial persistence in patients treated for erythema migrans and possible mechanisms of resistance.

Hunfeld KP, Ruzić-Sabljić E, Norris DE, Kraiczy P, Strle F.

Int J Med Microbiol. 2006 May;296 Suppl 40:233-41. Epub 2006 Mar 10. Review.PMID: 16530006 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Comparison of isolation rate of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato in MKP and BSK-II medium.

Ruzić-Sabljić E, Lotric-Furlan S, Maraspin V, Cimperman J, Logar M, Jurca T, Strle F.

Int J Med Microbiol. 2006 May;296 Suppl 40:267-73. Epub 2006 Mar 10.PMID: 16530005 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Concentration of procalcitonin and C-reactive protein in patients with human granulocytic anaplasmosis and the initial phase of tick-borne encephalitis.

Lotric-Furlan S, Rojko T, Strle F.

Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2005 Dec;1063:439-41.PMID: 16481557 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

A hospital outbreak of Legionella from a contaminated water supply.

Tercelj-Zorman M, Seljak M, Stare J, Mencinger J, Rakovec J, Rylander R, Strle F.

Arch Environ Health. 2004 Mar;59(3):156-9.PMID: 16121906 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome in the Pomurje region of Slovenia--an 18-year survey.

Pal E, Strle F, Avsic-Zupanc T.

Wien Klin Wochenschr. 2005 Jun;117(11-12):398-405.PMID: 16053195 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Advances in the treatment and prevention of Lyme borreliosis.

Wormser GP, Stanek G, Strle F, Gray JS.

Wien Klin Wochenschr. 2005 Jun;117(11-12):381-4. Review. No abstract available. PMID: 16053191 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Intravenous ceftriaxone compared with oral doxycycline for the treatment of Lyme neuroborreliosis.

Borg R, Dotevall L, Hagberg L, Maraspin V, Lotric-Furlan S, Cimperman J, Strle F.

Scand J Infect Dis. 2005;37(6-7):449-54.PMID: 16012005 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

The importance of tick-borne encephalitis virus RNA detection for early differential diagnosis of tick-borne encephalitis.

Saksida A, Duh D, Lotric-Furlan S, Strle F, Petrovec M, Avsic-Zupanc T.

J Clin Virol. 2005 Aug;33(4):331-5.PMID: 15919235 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Prevalence and incidence of Lyme borreliosis among Slovene forestry workers during the period of tick activity.

Rojko T, Ruzić-Sabljić E, Strle F, Lotric-Furlan S.

Wien Klin Wochenschr. 2005 Mar;117(5-6):219-25.PMID: 15875762 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Comparison of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato strains isolated from specimens obtained simultaneously from two different sites of infection in individual patients.

Ruzic-Sabljic E, Arnez M, Logar M, Maraspin V, Lotric-Furlan S, Cimperman J, Strle F.

J Clin Microbiol. 2005 May;43(5):2194-200.PMID: 15872241 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Susceptibility of Borrelia afzelii strains to antimicrobial agents.

Ruzić-Sabljić E, Podreka T, Maraspin V, Strle F.

Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2005 Jun;25(6):474-8.PMID: 15871918 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

In vitro susceptibility testing of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato isolates cultured from patients with erythema migrans before and after antimicrobial chemotherapy.

Hunfeld KP, Ruzic-Sabljic E, Norris DE, Kraiczy P, Strle F.

Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2005 Apr;49(4):1294-301.PMID: 15793100 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Comparison of patients fulfilling criteria for confirmed and probable human granulocytic ehrlichiosis.

Lotric-Furlan S, Petrovec M, Avsic-Zupanc T, Strle F.

Scand J Infect Dis. 2004;36(11-12):817-22.PMID: 15764167 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Concomitant tickborne encephalitis and human granulocytic ehrlichiosis.

Lotric-Furlan S, Petrovec M, Avsic-Zupanc T, Strle F.

Emerg Infect Dis. 2005 Mar;11(3):485-8.PMID: 15757574 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Comparison of growth of Borrelia afzelii, B. garinii, and B. burgdorferi sensu stricto in MKP and BSK-II medium.

Ruzić-Sabljić E, Strle F.

Int J Med Microbiol. 2004 Oct;294(6):407-12.PMID: 15595391 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Tick-borne encephalitis in childhood--consensus 2004.

Kunze U, Asokliene L, Bektimirov T, Busse A, Chmelik V, Heinz FX, Hingst V, Kadar F, Kaiser R, Kimmig P, Kraigher A, Krech T, Linquist L, Lucenko I, Rosenfeldt V, Ruscio M, Sandell B, Salzer H, Strle F, Süss J, Zilmer K, Mutz I.

Wien Med Wochenschr. 2004 May;154(9-10):242-5. Review.PMID: 15244050 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Human granulocytic ehrlichiosis in Europe.

Strle F.

Int J Med Microbiol. 2004 Apr;293 Suppl 37:27-35. Review.PMID: 15146982 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Lyme borreliosis.

Stanek G, Gray J, Strle F, Wormser G.

Lancet Infect Dis. 2004 Apr;4(4):197-8; discussion 198-9. No abstract available. PMID: 15050933 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Comparison of erythema migrans caused by Borrelia afzelii and Borrelia garinii.

Logar M, Ruzić-Sabljić E, Maraspin V, Lotric-Furlan S, Cimperman J, Jurca T, Strle F.

Infection. 2004 Feb;32(1):15-9.PMID: 15007737 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Solitary and multiple erythema migrans in children: comparison of demographic, clinical and laboratory findings.

Arnez M, Pleterski-Rigler D, Luznik-Bufon T, Ruzic-Sabljić E, Strle F.

Infection. 2003 Dec;31(6):404-9.PMID: 14735383 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Causes of febrile illnesses after a tick bite in Slovenian children.

Arnez M, Luznik-Bufon T, Avsic-Zupanc T, Ruzic-Sabljic E, Petrovec M, Lotric-Furlan S, Strle F.

Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2003 Dec;22(12):1078-83.PMID: 14688569 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Lyme borreliosis.

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Etiology of tick-borne febrile illnesses in Slovenian children.

Arnez M, Luznik-Bufon T, Avsic-Zupanc T, Ruzić-Sabljić E, Petrovec M, Lotric-Furlan S, Strle F.

Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2003 Jun;990:353-4. No abstract available. PMID: 12860651 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

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Lotric-Furlan S, Petrovec M, Avsic-Zupanc T, Strle F.

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Is azithromycin treatment associated with prolongation of the Q-Tc interval?

Strle F, Maraspin V.

Wien Klin Wochenschr. 2002 Jun 14;114(10-11):396-9.PMID: 12708094 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

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