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Comment
. 2020 Jun;200(3):299-301.
doi: 10.1111/cei.13431. Epub 2020 Apr 14.

ELISPOT assays and their diagnostic potential in Lyme disease and Lyme neuroborreliosis

N Ettischer-Schmid  1 , R Preyer  1
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ELISPOT assays and their diagnostic potential in Lyme disease and Lyme neuroborreliosis

N Ettischer-Schmid et al. Clin Exp Immunol. 2020 Jun.
No abstract available

Keywords: ELISPOT; Lyme borreliosis; T cell assay; interferon-gamma; neuroborreliosis.

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Conflict of interest statement

N. E. S. acts as a paid employee at GenID GmbH and as paid consultant to AID GmbH. R. P. acts as a paid employee at GenID GmbH and as a paid consultant to AID GmbH.

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