Initial symptoms and late complication in Lyme neuroborreliosis from the perspective of patients and relatives: a qualitative study

Autor: Anita Nymark, Lotte Huniche, Sigurdur Skarphedinsson, Helle Marie Christensen

Publikováno v: BMC Primary Care, Vol 25, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2024)

Abstract Background Lyme borreliosis is by far the most common vector-borne infection in Western Europe. The most severe manifestation of Lyme borreliosis is Lyme neuroborreliosis (LNB). In LNB symptoms vary from mild to severe and may include late c

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Rickettsiosis in Denmark: A nation-wide survey

Autor: Bo Bødker Jensen, Nanna Skaarup Andersen, Silke Wölfel, Ming Chen, Helene M. Paarup, Carsten Riis Olesen, Pierre Edouard Fournier, Per Moestrup Jensen, Sigurdur Skarphedinsson

Publikováno v: Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases, Vol 14, Iss 6, Pp 102236- (2023)

Rickettsia helvetica has been reported at varying prevalences in Danish and other European Ixodes ricinus populations. Though apparently widespread and with reported cases of human infection, the significance of the bacteria as a threat to public hea

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Eosinophilic meningitis due to Angiostrongylus cantonensis in Europe

Autor: Frederik Federspiel, Sofie Skovmand, Sigurdur Skarphedinsson

Publikováno v: International Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol 93, Iss , Pp 28-39 (2020)

Objectives: To describe and analyse the epidemiological and clinical characteristics of imported human angiostrongyliasis in Europe. Methods: A systematic literature review of cases of human angiostrongyliasis in Europe was performed. Seven databases

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Lyme neuroborreliosis with encephalitis; a systematic literature review and a Scandinavian cohort study

Autor: Else Quist-Paulsen, Daniel Bremell, Randi Eikeland, Sigurdur Skarphedinsson, Anne-Marit Solheim, Fredrikke Christie Knudtzen, Isik Somuncu Johansen

Publikováno v: Knudtzen, F C, Eikeland, R, Bremell, D, Quist-Paulsen, E, Johansen, I S, Solheim, A M & Skarphédinsson, S 2022, ' Lyme neuroborreliosis with encephalitis; a systematic literature review and a Scandinavian cohort study ', Clinical Microbiology and Infection, vol. 28, no. 5, pp. 649-656 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cmi.2021.11.001
Clinical Microbiology and Infection (CMI)

Background Lyme neuroborreliosis (LNB) presenting with encephalitis is rare and scarcely described. Objectives To describe the available literature on LNB encephalitis and to characterize this patient group through a Scandinavian retrospective cohort

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https://findresearcher.sdu.dk:8443/ws/files/202222974/1_s2.0_S1198743X21006285_main.pdf

The predictive value of CXCL13 in suspected Lyme neuroborreliosis: a retrospective cross-sectional study

Autor: Sigurdur Skarphedinsson, Fredrikke Christie Knudtzen, Anna Christine Nilsson, Joppe W. Hovius

Publikováno v: Knudtzen, F C, Nilsson, A C, Hovius, J W & Skarphedinsson, S 2020, ' The predictive value of CXCL13 in suspected Lyme neuroborreliosis : a retrospective cross-sectional study ', European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, vol. 39, no. 8, pp. 1461-1470 . https://doi.org/10.1007/s10096-020-03861-4
European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases, 39(8), 1461-1470. Springer Verlag

The role of CXCL13 as a marker of Lyme neuroborreliosis (LNB) is under investigation, and CXCL13 is not part of routine diagnostics in suspicion of LNB. Our aim was to find the optimal cut-off value of CXCL13 for LNB in a Danish population and to inv

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https://doi.org/10.1007/s10096-020-03861-4