Nondifferentiation between Lyme disease spirochetes from vector ticks and human cerebrospinal fluid.

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To determine whether Lyme disease neuropathogenesis may result from infection by a particular segment of the locally extant population of spirochetes, genetic markers of spirochetes found in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) of 12 pediatric patients were compared with those in spirochetes from 40 vector ticks sampled in the vicinity of their homes. The primary structure of the outer surface protein A served as the marker...

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