Improving national surveillance of Lyme neuroborreliosis in Denmark through electronic reporting of specific antibody index testing from 2010 to 2012.

MEETING REPORT Second expert consultation on tick-borne diseases with emphasis on Lyme borreliosis and tick-borne encephalitis

For Lyme borreliosis, no consensus was reached on its notifiable status: the complexity of the disease, with many clinical outcomes and many possible laboratory practices in use resulting in both under and over-reporting, may imply that it is not feasible to require mandatory reporting at the EU level. Yet, data collection at the EU level would be of value as Lyme borreliosis currently presents...

Acute Lyme neuroborrelisis (LNB) is a clinical diagnosis supported by characteristic CSF abnormalities, in particular elevated CSF leukocyte counts, blood-CSF barrier dysfunction, predominant intrathecal IgM synthesis and an elevated Borrelia burgdoferi (BB)-specific antibody index (AI) for IgM or IgG

Reporting quality of submissions to the National Conferences on Electronic Learning in Medical Education: implications from Iranian research performance

Background: Reporting quality of research on medical education has come under scrutiny in recent years in wake of empirical evidence. Poor reporting quality of published abstracts may distract readers from careful reading of research evidence or in a worst case mislead scientists. Main objective of this study was to evaluate the extent and quality of the submitted abstracts to the 3rd and 4th N...

Are the current notification criteria for Lyme borreliosis in Norway suitable? Results of an evaluation of Lyme borreliosis surveillance in Norway, 1995–2013

BACKGROUND The approach to surveillance of Lyme borreliosis varies between countries, depending on the purpose of the surveillance system and the notification criteria used, which prevents direct comparison of national data. In Norway, Lyme borreliosis is notifiable to the Surveillance System for Communicable Diseases (MSIS). The current notification criteria include a combination of clinical a...

Utilization of serology for the diagnosis of suspected Lyme borreliosis in Denmark: Survey of patients seen in general practice

BACKGROUND Serological testing for Lyme borreliosis (LB) is frequently requested by general practitioners for patients with a wide variety of symptoms. METHODS A survey was performed in order to characterize test utilization and clinical features of patients investigated for serum antibodies to Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato. During one calendar year a questionnaire was sent to the general p...