Immunology of Lyme disease
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Immunology of Lyme disease
Abstract
B. burgdorferi is an organism capable of modifying the immune response of its human hosts in a number of specific and nonspecific ways. An understanding of immune changes can help with diagnostic and therapeutic decisions in Lyme disease.
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