CSF-PCR in Diagnosis of Lyme Meningitis

Abstract

The sensitivity, specificity and predictive value of a Lyme CSF-PCR assay were evaluated in children from a Lyme-endemic region admitted to the Alfred I duPont Hospital for Children, Wilmington, DE, for suspected Lyme meningitis.

Keywords

• lyme meningitis
• erythema migrans
• lyme-endemic region