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A strain of Borrelia burgdorferi was isolated from a 48-year-old female patient suffering from a chronic form of polyarthritis. Significant titers of specific anti-Borrelia antibodies were not found. This is the first report of isolation of Borrelia burgdorferi from a patient in Italy.
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Burioni, R., Grillo, R., Magarò, M. et al. Lyme disease in Italy: Isolation of Borrelia burgdorferi from a patient. Eur J Epidemiol 4, 506–510 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00146408
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