De ziekte van Lyme
| Autor: | J. Coumou, J. W. R. Hovius |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Other departments, Infectious diseases, Center of Experimental and Molecular Medicine |
| Rok vydání: | 2011 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
biology medicine.drug_class business.industry Incidence (epidemiology) Antibiotics General Medicine Disease bacterial infections and mycoses biology.organism_classification medicine.disease Dermatology Serology Lyme disease parasitic diseases medicine Ixodes Good prognosis Borrelia burgdorferi business |
| Zdroj: | Nederlands tijdschrift voor tandheelkunde, 118(6), 310-316. G J D Tholen N V |
| ISSN: | 0028-2200 |
| DOI: | 10.5177/ntvt.2011.06.10285 |
| Popis: | Lyme disease, or Lyme borreliosis, is the most prevalent vector-borne illness in the United States of America and Europe. In the Netherlands, the disease is endemic with an estimated yearly incidence of 133 cases per 100.000 inhabitants. Lyme disease is caused by spirochetes of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato and transmitted by Ixodes ticks. Diagnosing the different manifestations of Lyme disease is based on a history of possible exposure to ticks, the appearance of specific clinical symptoms, exclusion of other causes of the symptoms, whether or not combined with serological or other diagnostics tests. Antibiotics are effective in all Lyme disease manifestations and, generally, patients have a good prognosis |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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