Opinion: Methodological Shortcomings in the Study on a Prophage-based PCR Test for Lyme Borreliosis

• Freek R. van de Schoor,
• M. E. Baarsma,
• Mariska M. G. Leeflang,
• Volker Fingerle,
• Volker Fingerle,
• Gabriele Margos,
• Gabriele Margos,
• Joppe W. Hovius,
• Joppe W. Hovius,
• Alje P. van Dam,
• Alje P. van Dam

Affiliations

Freek R. van de Schoor

Radboudumc, Department of Internal Medicine, Radboudumc Center for Infectious Diseases and Radboud Institute of Health Sciences, Nijmegen, Netherlands

M. E. Baarsma

Center for Experimental and Molecular Medicine, Amsterdam Institute for Infection and Immunology, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Mariska M. G. Leeflang

Epidemiology and Data Science, Amsterdam Public Health, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Volker Fingerle

German National Reference Centre for Borrelia, Bavarian Health and Food Safety Authority, Oberschleißheim, Germany

Volker Fingerle

ESCMID Study Group for Lyme Borreliosis, Basel, Switzerland

Gabriele Margos

German National Reference Centre for Borrelia, Bavarian Health and Food Safety Authority, Oberschleißheim, Germany

Gabriele Margos

ESCMID Study Group for Lyme Borreliosis, Basel, Switzerland

Joppe W. Hovius

Center for Experimental and Molecular Medicine, Amsterdam Institute for Infection and Immunology, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Joppe W. Hovius

ESCMID Study Group for Lyme Borreliosis, Basel, Switzerland

Alje P. van Dam

Center for Experimental and Molecular Medicine, Amsterdam Institute for Infection and Immunology, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Alje P. van Dam

ESCMID Study Group for Lyme Borreliosis, Basel, Switzerland