RESEARCH ARTICLE
A Novel and Simple Method for Laboratory Diagnosis of Relapsing Fever Borreliosis
Christer Larsson , Sven Bergström*
Article Information
Identifiers and Pagination:
Year: 2008Volume: 2
First Page: 10
Last Page: 12
Publisher ID: TOMICROJ-2-10
DOI: 10.2174/1874285800802010010
Article History:
Received Date: 14/11/2007Revision Received Date: 18/12/2007
Acceptance Date: 20/12/2007
Electronic publication date: 14/1/2008
Collection year: 2008

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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.