THE USE OF SURFACE IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE ASSAY (SIFA) IN THE MICROBIOLOGICAL DIAGNOSIS OF LYME BORRELIOSIS - A CASE-REPORT

Authors
SAMBRI V ARMATI S DAPOTE L FARENCENA A MARANGONI A MASSARIA F MORONI A CEVENINI R
Citation
V. Sambri et al., THE USE OF SURFACE IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE ASSAY (SIFA) IN THE MICROBIOLOGICAL DIAGNOSIS OF LYME BORRELIOSIS - A CASE-REPORT, The New microbiologica, 18(3), 1995, pp. 307-310
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Microbiology
Journal title
The New microbiologica
ISSN journal
11217138 → ACNP
Volume
18
Issue
3
Year of publication
1995
Pages
307 - 310
Database
ISI
SICI code
1121-7138(1995)18:3<307:TUOSIA>2.0.ZU;2-#
Abstract
In this report we describe the use of a newly developed immunofluoresc ence technique performed with living spirochetes to detect serum antib ody to B. burgdorferi s.l. in a case of early Lyme borreliosis. The im munofluorescence method used (surface immunofluorescence assay: SIFA) proved useful in the serological evaluation of suspected cases of Lyme disease.