Discrepancies in widely used serological methods to detect <i>Borrelia</i> infections may cause missed Lyme diagnoses

Elena Volokhina, Annette Stemerding, Yesper Smits, Jordi Lankhof, Milou Kouwijzer, Anja Garritsen

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DOI: 10.1177/10815589261483668
Published: 2026-08-21
Container: Journal of Investigative Medicine
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@article{allodium:10.1177/10815589261483668,
  title = {Discrepancies in widely used serological methods to detect
                    <i>Borrelia</i>
                    infections may cause missed Lyme diagnoses},
  author = {Elena Volokhina and Annette Stemerding and Yesper Smits and Jordi Lankhof and Milou Kouwijzer and Anja Garritsen},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Journal of Investigative Medicine},
  doi = {10.1177/10815589261483668},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1177/10815589261483668}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Discrepancies in widely used serological methods to detect
                    <i>Borrelia</i>
                    infections may cause missed Lyme diagnoses
AU  - Elena Volokhina
AU  - Annette Stemerding
AU  - Yesper Smits
AU  - Jordi Lankhof
AU  - Milou Kouwijzer
AU  - Anja Garritsen
PY  - 2026
JO  - Journal of Investigative Medicine
DO  - 10.1177/10815589261483668
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Volokhina, E., Stemerding, A., Smits, Y., Lankhof, J., Kouwijzer, M., & Garritsen, A. (2026). Discrepancies in widely used serological methods to detect <i>Borrelia</i> infections may cause missed Lyme diagnoses. Journal of Investigative Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1177/10815589261483668

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