PCR in Diagnosis of Lyme Neuroborreliosis

Abstract

A prospective study of 57 hospitalized patients with active neuroborreliosis (NB) and proved CSF antibodies was conducted using PCR for the detection of specific DNA in plasma, CSF and urine, at Faculty Hospital Bulovka; Charles University, Prague; and Hospital Nymburk, Czech Republic.

Keywords

• neuroborreliosis
• lymphocytic meningoradiculitis
• acute meningoencephalitis