Table 1.

Overview of results from serology and molecular diagnostic tests for Borrelia

	26–08-2016 serum	31–08-2016 CSF	7–10-2016 CSF	4–11-2016 serum	19–01-2017 serum
Enzygnost IgM index	0.07 (negative)			0.64 (negative)	0.14 (negative)
Enzygnost IgG index	0.12 (negative)			0.08 (negative)	0.12 (negative)
C6 peptide index	0.393 (negative)			0.15 (negative)	0.24 (negative)
Liaison IgM index	< 0.10 (negative)			< 0.10 (negative)	< 0.10 (negative)
Liaison IgG	< 5.0 AU/ml (negative)			12.4 AU/ml (equivocal)	14.7 AU/ml (equivocal)
IgM blot (Mikrogen)	Negative			Negative	Negative
IgG blot (Mikrogen)	Negative (only p41 +)			Negative (only p41 +)	Negative (only p41 +)
Borrelia PCR		Negative	Positive, B. burgdorferi s.l.)
B. miyamotoi PCR		Negative	Negative
Pan-relapsing fever Borrelia PCR		Negative	Negative
Total IgA (g/l)	0.44 (reduced)			0.29 (reduced)
Total IgM (g/l)	< 0.18 (reduced)			< 0.18 (reduced)
Total IgG (g/l)	2.92 (reduced)			2.50 (reduced)