Two Cases of Borrelia miyamotoi Meningitis, Sweden, 2018

Henningsson, Anna J.; Asgeirsson, Hilmir; Hammas, Berit; Karlsson, Elias; Parke, Åsa; Hoornstra, Dieuwertje; Wilhelmsson, Peter; Hovius, Joppe W.

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Two Cases of Borrelia miyamotoi Meningitis, Sweden, 2018

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October 2019
By Henningsson, Anna J. ; Asgeirsson, Hilmir ; Hammas, Berit ; ...

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Emerg Infect Dis
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Henningsson, Anna J. ; Asgeirsson, Hilmir ; Hammas, Berit ; Karlsson, Elias ; Parke, Åsa ; Hoornstra, Dieuwertje ; Wilhelmsson, Peter ; Hovius, Joppe W.
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We report 2 human cases of Borrelia miyamotoi disease diagnosed in Sweden, including 1 case of meningitis in an apparently immunocompetent patient. The diagnoses were confirmed by 3 different independent PCR assays and DNA sequencing from cerebrospinal fluid, supplemented by serologic analyses.
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Bacteria Borrelia Miyamotoi Dispatch Meningitis PCR Serology Sweden Two Cases Of Borrelia Miyamotoi Meningitis, Sweden, 2018
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Emerg Infect Dis. 25(10):1965-1968
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31538916
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PMC6759261
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25
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10
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Emerging Infectious Diseases
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