Persisting atypical and cystic forms of Borrelia burgdorferi and local inflammation in Lyme neuroborreliosis
2008
Abstract
Background: The long latent stage seen in syphilis, followed by chronic central nervous system infection and inflammation, can be explained by the persistence of atypical cystic and granular forms of Treponema pallidum. We investigated whether a similar situation may occur in Lyme neuroborreliosis.
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Persisting atypical and cystic forms of Borrelia burgdorferi and local inflammation in Lyme neuroborreliosis
Author(s)
Miklossy, Judith ; Kasas, Sandor ; Zurn, Anne D. ; McCall, Sherman ; Yu, Sheng ; McGeer, Patrick L.
Published in
Journal Of Neuroinflammation
Volume
5
Pages
40
Date
2008
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LPMV
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