Authors: Lenčáková, Daniela; Štefančíková, Astéria; Ivanová, Renáta; Peťko, Branislav

Source: Canadian Journal of Microbiology, Volume 53, Number 12, December 2007 , pp. 1375-1377(3)

Publisher: NRC Research Press

Abstract:

The study investigated the presence of Borrelia-specific antibodies captured in immune complexes (ICs) in patients with early Lyme disease manifested by erythema migrans. Out of 18 patients, 15 (83.3%) tested positive for polyethylene glycol-precipitated ICs containing IgM antibodies, while only 4 (22.2%) were IgG positive. These results are in accordance with our findings obtained by standard ELISA and recombinant blot, which indicated that ICs might be used for serological diagnosis of the early disease.

Nous avons investigué la présence d'anticorps spécifiques à Borrelia capturés dans les complexes immuns (CI) de patients souffrant de la maladie de Lyme au stade précoce, caractérisée par un erythema migrans. Des 18 patients, 15 (83,3%) étaient positifs lors de tests de précipitation par le polyéthylène glycol des CI contenant des anticorps IgM, alors que 4 seulement (22,2%) étaient positifs quant à la présence d'IgG. Ces résultats concordent avec les résultats que nous avons obtenus par ELISA standard et par buvardage de recombinants qui indiquaient que les CI pouvaient être utilisés dans le diagnostic sérologique du stade précoce de la maladie.

Document Type: Research article

Publication date: 2007-12-01

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