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Probability that only 1 of 17 patients would have been infected with an identical strain of B. burgdorferi in a recurrent episode of Lyme disease due to chance alone
| Data source for frequency distribution of strain types | Probability of 1 or fewer patients becoming infected with the same strain of B. burgdorferi |
|---|---|
| Data set 1a (3) | 0.035 |
| Data set 2a (11) | 0.011 |
| Data set 3 (even distribution) | 0.054 |
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