Xenodiagnosis to Detect Borrelia burgdorferi Infection: A First-in-Human Study

2014131 citationsJournal Articlehybrid Open Access

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Adriana Marques · National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

Sam R. Telford · Tufts University

Siu-Ping Turk · National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

Erin Chung · Tufts Medical Center

Carla Williams · Science Applications International Corporation (United States)

Kenneth R. Dardick · Mansfield University

Peter J. Krause

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Xenodiagnosis using Ixodes scapularis larvae was safe and well tolerated. Further studies are needed to determine the sensitivity of xenodiagnosis in patients with Lyme disease and the significance of a positive result. Clinical Trials Registration NCT01143558.

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Vector-borne infectious diseases Viral Infections and Vectors Dermatological diseases and infestations

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Published in: Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volume 58, Issue 7, pp. 937-945

DOI: 10.1093/cid/cit939

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Xenodiagnosis to Detect Borrelia burgdorferi Infection: A First-in-Human Study

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