Unconventional diagnostic tests for Lyme borreliosis: a systematic review

A. Raffetin (1) , A. Saunier (2) , K. Bouiller (3, 4) , P. Caraux-Paz , C. Eldin (5) , S. Gallien , R. Jouenne , A. Belkacem , J. Salomon , O. Patey , E. Talagrand-Reboul , B. Jaulhac (6) , A. Grillon (7)

1 CHIV - Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal Villeneuve-Saint-Georges
2 EBD - Estación Biológica de Doñana
3 LCE - Laboratoire Chrono-environnement (UMR 6249)
4 service de maladies infectieuses CHU J Minjoz Besancon
5 VITROME - Vecteurs - Infections tropicales et méditerranéennes
6 CHU Strasbourg - Centre Hospitalier Universitaire [Strasbourg]
7 Plateau technique de microbiologie, Laboratoire de bactériologie

Lyme borreliosis (LB) diagnosis currently relies mainly on serological tests and sometimes PCR or culture. However, other biological assays are being developed to try to improve Borrelia-infection diagnosis and/or monitoring.

Mots clés: Diagnostic tests; Clinical assessment; Borrelia burgdorferi; Review; Lyme borreliosis

Domaines: Médecine humaine et pathologie

A. Raffetin, A. Saunier, K. Bouiller, P. Caraux-Paz, C. Eldin, et al.. Unconventional diagnostic tests for Lyme borreliosis: a systematic review. Clinical Microbiology and Infection, 2020, 26 (1), pp.51-59. ⟨10.1016/j.cmi.2019.06.033⟩. ⟨hal-02559165⟩