Persistent Borrelia Infection in Patients with Ongoing Symptoms of Lyme Disease.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Lyme disease is a tickborne illness that generates controversy among medical providers and researchers. One of the key topics of debate is the existence of persistent infection with the Lyme spirochete, Borreliaburgdorferi, in patients who have been treated with recommended doses of antibiotics yet remain symptomatic. Persistent spirochetal infection despite antibiotic therapy has recently been demonstrated in non-human primates. We present evidence of persistent Borrelia infection despite antibiotic therapy in patients with ongoing Lyme disease symptoms.

Methods

In this pilot study, culture of body fluids and tissues was performed in a randomly selected group of 12 patients with persistent Lyme disease symptoms who had been treated or who w

SUBMITTER: Middelveen MJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6023324 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature