Oligoarthritis Caused by Borrelia bavariensis, Austria, 2014

Oligoarthritis Caused by Borrelia bavariensis, Austria, 2014

A case of Lyme oligoarthritis occurred in an 11-year-old boy in Vienna, Austria. DNA of Borrelia bavariensis was detected by PCR in 2 aspirates obtained from different joints. Complete recovery was achieved after a 4-week course with amoxicillin. Lyme arthritis must be considered in patients from Eu...

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Main Authors: Mateusz Markowicz, Stefan Ladstätter, Anna M. Schötta, Michael Reiter, Gerhard Pomberger, Gerold Stanek
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2015-06-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Lyme disease
Lyme borreliosis
Borrelia bavariensis
bacteria
arthritis
oligoarthritis
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/21/6/14-1516_article

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