A Novel and Simple Method for Laboratory Diagnosis of Relapsing Fever Borreliosis
Abstract
Relapsing fever caused by Borrelia bacteria is often obscured by malaria and incorrectly treated. Here a novel method for diagnosis is presented. The method is cheap, simple and requires minimal laboratory material. Despite its simplicity, the method shows surprisingly high sensitivity, detecting concentrations less than 10 bacteria/ml blood.
Keywords: Borrelia, relapsing fever, diagnostics, detection, fever.
