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Molecular characterization of a new isolate of Borrelia lusitaniae derived from...
de Carvalho, Isabel Lopes; Zeidner, N.; Ullmann, A.; Hojgaard, A.; Amaro, F.; Zé-Zé, Líbia; Alves, M.J.; De Sousa, R.; Piesman, J.; Núncio, M.S.A total of 196 small mammals were collected in Portugal and tested for Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato. Tissue samples were taken from each animal and cultured in Barbour-Stoenner-Kelly (BSK)-II medium. The single strain of spirochete isolated was confirmed as Borrelia lusitaniae by genetic analyses. This is the first report of B. lusitaniae isolated from Apodemus sylvaticus.
Vasculitis-like syndrome associated with Borrelia lusitaniae infection
Lopes de Carvalho, Isabel; Fonseca, J.E.; Marques, J.G.; Ullmann, A.; Hojgaard, A.; Zeidner, N.; Núncio, M.S.We report the isolation of Borrelia lusitaniae from a 13-year-old female child presenting with a vasculitis syndrome. The patient was treated with doxycycline, 100 mg bid for 20 days, and is in remission after a follow-up of 2 years. These results should alert clinicians to the fact that B. lusitaniae may be pathogenic in humans, highlighting that patients may be seronegative or present with minimal positive an...