| Title |
The prevalence of Lyme disease in a nonendemic area. A comparative serologic study in a south Florida eye clinic population. |
| Creator |
Smith, J.L.; Parsons, T.M.; Paris-Hamelin, A.J.; Porschen, R.K. |
| Affiliation |
Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, Miami, Florida. |
| Abstract |
Serologic tests for Lyme borreliosis and for syphilis were performed on 75 patients seen in a 1-week period at the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute in Miami. The incident of syphilis was 8% and of Lyme borreliosis 3% in this study in a nonendemic area. The most common cause for a high titer serologic response for Lyme borreliosis in this group was a prior Treponema pallidum infection. The importance of getting VDRL, FTA-ABS, Lyme IFA, and Lyme ELISA tests in all suspected cases was emphasized. |
| Subject |
Adult; Older people; Child; Cohort Studies; Cross-Sectional Studies; Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; Female; Florida; Fluorescent Antibody Technique; Humans; Immunoglobulin G; Immunoglobulin M; Lyme Disease; Male; Middle Older people; Serologic Tests; Syphilis; Syphilis Serodiagnosis |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Publication Type |
Journal Article |
| Collection |
Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology Archives: https://novel.utah.edu/jno/ |
| Publisher |
Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins |
| Holding Institution |
Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah |
| Rights Management |
© North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society |
| Setname |
ehsl_novel_jno |
| ID |
226310 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6448sk9/226310 |
