Culture Media for Borrelia Burgdorferi Sensu Lato

University Medical Centre Ljubljana235 enrolled

Overview

The main purpose of this study is to compare effectiveness of two different culture media for cultivation of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato from skin specimens obtained from patients with erythema migrans.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

DIAGNOSTIC

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

235

Conditions

Erythema Migrans

Interventions

MKP mediaOTHER

one half of skin specimen was put in MKP media

BSK-H mediaOTHER

one half of skin specimen was put in BSK-H media

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * erythema migrans in patients \> 18 years Exclusion Criteria: * pregnancy or lactation * taking antibiotic with antiborrelial activity within 10 days * erythema migrans localized on face or neck Each patient (235 subjects) provided two skin samples (470 skin samples).

Locations (1)

UMC Ljubljana, Department of Infectious Diseases

Ljubljana, Slovenia

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Detection of Borrelia Burgdorferi Sensu Lato by Microscopy in Dark Field (Positive vs. Negative)

number of erythema migrans skin samples with Borrelia Burgdorferi sensu lato detected by Microscopy in Dark Field

Time frame: weekly examination during 9 weeks of cultivating for individual specimen

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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