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Differences in Genotype, Clinical Features, and Inflammatory Potential of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto Strains from Europe and the United States.
Emerging infectious diseases - 1 May 2016
Cerar Tjasa, Strle Franc, Stupica Dasa, Ruzic-Sabljic Eva, McHugh Gail, Steere Allen C, Strle Klemen
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Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto isolates from patients with erythema migrans in Europe and the United States were compared by genotype, clinical features of infection, and inflammatory potential. Analysis of outer surface protein C and multilocus sequence typing showed that strains from these 2 regions represent distinct genotypes. Clinical features of infection with B. burgdorferi in Slovenia were similar to...
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