Brief Report: Meningoencephalitis from Borrelia miyamotoi in an Immunocompromised Patient
Brief Report: Meningoencephalitis from Borrelia miyamotoi in an Immunocompromised Patient
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Boston: Massachusetts Medical Society
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Ixodes ticks serve as vectors for Borrelia burgdorferi, the agent of Lyme disease. Globally, these ticks often concurrently harbor B. miyamotoi, a spirochete that is classified within the relapsing-fever group of spirochetes. Although humans presumably are exposed to B. miyamotoi, there are limited data suggesting disease attributable to it. We rep...
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Brief Report: Meningoencephalitis from Borrelia miyamotoi in an Immunocompromised Patient
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0028-4793
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1533-4406
