The Long-Term Persistence of <i>Borrelia burgdorferi</i> Antigens and DNA in the Tissues of a Patient with Lyme Disease

• Main Authors: Eva Sapi (Author), Rumanah S. Kasliwala (Author), Hebo Ismail (Author), Jason P. Torres (Author), Michael Oldakowski (Author), Sarah Markland (Author), Gauri Gaur (Author), Anthony Melillo (Author), Klaus Eisendle (Author), Kenneth B. Liegner (Author), Jenny Libien (Author), James E. Goldman (Author)
• Formato: Livro
• Publicado em: MDPI AG, 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z.
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Whether <i>Borrelia burgdorferi,</i> the causative agent of Lyme disease, can persist for long periods in the human body has been a controversial question. The objective of this study was to see if we could find <i>B. burgdorferi</i> in a Lyme disease patient after a long cli...