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Characterisation of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato strains isolated from patients with skin manifestations of Lyme borreliosis residing in Slovenia.
Journal of medical microbiology - 1 Jan 2000
Ružić-Sabljić E, Strle F, Cimperman J, Maraspin V, Lotrič-Furlan S, Pleterski-Rigler D
Abstract excerpt
Lyme borreliosis is the most prevalent tick-borne infection in Slovenia. Skin disorders are the most frequent clinical manifestations. The aim of the present study was to assess the phenotypic and genotypic diversity of a large number of human Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato isolates and to evaluate any association between the isolates and different clinical manifestations. All 103 strains tested were from...
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