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Česky / Czech version | Prakt. Lék., 80, 2000, No. 4, p. 207-209. |
Diagnosis of Lyme Borreliosis BARTŮNĚK P.1MRÁZEK V.2 BÍNA R.1LIŠTVANOVÁ S.1VALEŠOVÁ M.3JANOVSKÁ D.4 1IV. interní klinika VFN a 1. LF UK, Praha,2II. interní klinika VFN a 1. LF UK, Praha,3I. interní klinika FN KV a 3. LF UK, Praha,4Centrum epidemiologie a mikrobiologie, Státní ústav pro kontrolu léčiv, Praha, |
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Summary: Lyme borreliosis (LB) is a nosological unit characterized by numerous pitfalls not only as
regards identification of clinical symptoms but also as regards assessment of the definite
diagnosis. The authors describe general diagnostic principles of LB and their limitations.
Due to the considerable frequency of ticks and the marked colonization of ticks in particular in
some regions of the Czech Republic the high percentage of the population with positive evidence
specific antibodies is not surprising. With regard to the contemporary general availability of
examinations by the ELISA Lyme method and the still persisting inadequate information of
the medical public in particular as regards first line physicians the number of patients referred
and frequently already treated with antibiotics because of suspection of the disease is rising,
while it is based in many cases only on positive evidence of antibodies. This has not only
psychological impact on these „patients“ but also a not negligible economic impact.
The presented paper focuses attention not only on the definition and basic description of clinical
forms of Lyme borreliosis but in particular on contemporary possibilities of evidence of Borrelia
burgdorferi (Bb) whereby the urgency of a comprehensive approach is emphasized.
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