Table 2. Serology test results for anti-Borrelia antibodies just before the start of antibiotic therapy, and at the end of antibiotic therapy that included 5 days of ceftriaxone and 4 weeks of doxycycline.
| Western blota | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antigens tested | Interpretationb | ||||||||||
| OspC | p62 | p41 | p31/OspA | p18 | p21/22 | p34/OspB | p39/BmpA | p83 | |||
| IgM Pre-th | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Negative | |
| IgM Post-th | + | + | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Borderline positive | |
| IgG Pre-th | - | + | + | - | - | - | - | - | - | Negative | |
| IgG Post-th | - | + | + | + | - | - | - | - | - | Negative | |
“-“ = no signal; “+” = signal present.
aAnti-Borrelia burgdorferi Western blot (IgG/IgM), Euroimmun, Lübeck, Germany. It uses whole antigen, SDS extract of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto.
bTest were performed and interpretated accordingly to the manufacturer's instructions.
cSeraSpot® Anti-Borrelia-10 IgG / SeraSpot® Anti-Borrelia-10 IgM Tests, Seramun Diagnostica GmbH, Heidesee, Germany.
Ba, Borrelia afzelii; Bg, Borrelia garinii; Bb, Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto.