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Recovery of Lyme disease spirochetes from patients.
Steere AC, Grodzicki RL, Craft JE, Shrestha M, Kornblatt AN, Malawista SE. Recovery of Lyme disease spirochetes from patients. The Yale Journal Of Biology And Medicine 1984, 57: 557-60. PMID: 6393606, PMCID: PMC2589990.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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The Spirochetal Etiology of Lyme Disease
Steere A, Grodzicki R, Kornblatt A, Craft J, Barbour A, Burgdorfer W, Schmid G, Johnson E, Malawista S. The Spirochetal Etiology of Lyme Disease. New England Journal Of Medicine 1983, 308: 733-740. PMID: 6828118, DOI: 10.1056/nejm198303313081301.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLyme diseaseAntibody titersIgM titersSpecific IgM antibody titersSpecific IgG antibody titersElevated IgM titersI. dammini spirocheteIgG antibody titersIgM antibody titersTiters of IgGOnset of diseaseInfectious mononucleosisControl patientsImmunologic featuresIgG titersEarly diseaseControl subjectsSpirochetal etiologySkin lesionsCerebrospinal fluidPatientsLate manifestationSixth weekDiseaseTiters