Avtor/Urednik		Cimperman, Jože; Maraspin, Vera; Lotrič-Furlan, Stanka; Ružić-Sabljić, Eva; Avšič-Županc, Tatjana; Strle, Franc
Naslov		Double infection with tick borne encephalitis virus and Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato
Tip		članek
Vir		Wien Klin Wochenschr
Vol. in št.		Letnik 114, št. 13-14
Leto izdaje		2002
Obseg		str. 620-2
Jezik		eng
Abstrakt		The limited information on co-infection with Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato and tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) virus was a stimulus for presentation of two patients with well-defined double infection of the central nervous system. TBE virus and B. burgdorferi sensu lato infections are searched for in all patients with lymphocytic meningitis and/or meningoencephalitis admitted to our department. During the last ten years we identified two patients who had ELISA IgM and IgG antibodies to TBE vjrus in serum and a positive PCR result for TBE virus in cerebrospinal fluid as well as B. burgdorferi sensu lato isolated from cerebrospinal fluid. Intrathecal production of borrelial antibodies was not proven in either of the two patients. These findings show that in patiefits with acute lymphocytic meningitis originating in regions endemic for Lyme borreliosis and TBE, the possibility of concomitant infection should be considered.
Deskriptorji		ENCEPHALITIS, TICK-BORNE BORRELIA INFECTIONS BORRELIA BURGDORFERI ADULT ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY IGM IGG POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION