Meningoencephalitis from Borrelia miyamotoi in an Immunocompromised Patient
Meningoencephalitis from Borrelia miyamotoi in an Immunocompromised Patient
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Waltham, MA: Massachusetts Medical Society
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Waltham, MA: Massachusetts Medical Society
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Borrelia miyamotoi
was found to be the causative agent of mental decline in an older patient who underwent treatment with rituximab for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.
Summary
Ixodes ticks serve as vectors for
Borrelia burgdorferi,
the agent of Lyme disease. Globally, these ticks often concurrently harbor
B. miyamotoi,
a spirochete tha...
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Meningoencephalitis from Borrelia miyamotoi in an Immunocompromised Patient
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TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_4018741
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_4018741
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0028-4793
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1533-4406
DOI
10.1056/NEJMoa1209039
