The impact of immune responses on diagnosis and treatment of Lyme disease

0.5 CME. This module covers a general overview of persistent infection in reservoir and incidental hosts, and immune evasion strategies utilized by the Lyme disease pathogen. Landmark studies on immune suppression by Borrelia are presented. An overview of diagnostic test modalities is discussed, along with recent findings on the variability of antibody responses in humans.  Finally, the correlation of treatment success with immune responses is described.
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1 sections | 3 lessons