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. 1991 Jul;14(3):257-9.

Borreliosis risk after tick bite in north-eastern Italy

R Milanese  1 , M Marin, A Antonini-Canterin, M Crovatto, M L Modolo, I Scian, A M Cilia, G F Santini
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  • PMID: 1921746

Borreliosis risk after tick bite in north-eastern Italy

R Milanese et al. Microbiologica. 1991 Jul.

Abstract

Lyme Borreliosis is an infectious disease caused by the Borrelia burgdorferi spirochete transmitted to man by a tick bite. The aim of this study was to assess the predictive value of tick bites for the diagnosis of Borreliosis in a sample of 266 subjects residing in an endemic area of north-eastern Italy. In the serological diagnosis of Borreliosis, positive and negative predictive values of tick bites were found to be 24% and 88% respectively.

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