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Infection with multiple strains of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto in patients with Lyme disease.
Archives of dermatology - 1 Nov 1999
Seinost G, Golde W T, Berger B W, Dunn J J, Qiu D, Dunkin D S, Dykhuizen D E, Luft B J, Dattwyler R J
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To assess human skin biopsy specimens from erythema migrans lesions for the presence of infection with multiple strains of the Lyme disease spirochete, Borrelia burgdorferi. DESIGN: Skin biopsy specimens were obtained prospectively from patients with erythema migrans. To determine allelic differences and strain identification of B burgdorferi, the biopsy specimens were analyzed by cold single-strand...
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