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Borrelia burgdorferi specific serum and cerebrospinal fluid antibodies in Lyme neuroborreliosis




AuthorsPietikäinen Annukka, Glader Otto, Kortela Elisa, Kanerva Mari, Oksi Jarmo, Hytönen Jukka

PublisherELSEVIER SCIENCE INC

Publication year2022

JournalDiagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease

Journal name in sourceDIAGNOSTIC MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASE

Journal acronymDIAGN MICR INFEC DIS

Article number 115782

Volume104

Issue3

Number of pages8

ISSN0732-8893

eISSN1879-0070

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2022.115782

Web address https://doi.org/10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2022.115782

Self-archived copy’s web addresshttps://research.utu.fi/converis/portal/detail/Publication/176383320


Abstract

We used definite Lyme neuroborreliosis (LNB) adult patient acute and convalescent phase serum (n = 63 and 61, respectively) and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF; acute n = 63,3 weeks timepoint n = 41) samples to characterize Borrelia burgdorferi specific antibody responses in patient subgroups categorized by demographics, infection manifestation and phase, infecting B. burgdorferi genospecies, received antibiotic treatments, and treatment outcome. B. burgdorferi antibodies were analyzed using 4 different assays incorporating a large array of antigens. We observed that B. burgdorferi specific serum antibodies show a universal, antigen independent declining trend after antibiotic treatment of LNB at 1 year. Antibodies declined similarly among women and men over time, and the decline was independent of patient age. The antibody responses were independent of the predominant LNB manifestation, treatment received by the patient, infecting B. burgdorferi genospecies, or the subjective improvement experienced by the patients. Finally, the antibody specificities in CSF reflected the specificities observed in serum samples.


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