Table 1 Number of patients with previous exposure to tick-borne pathogens
From: Bartonella spp. seroprevalence in tick-exposed Swedish patients with persistent symptoms
Exposure to a pathogen | Patients positive for anti-Bartonella spp. IgG antibodies (n = 16) | Patients negative for anti-Bartonella spp. IgG antibodies (n = 32) |
|---|---|---|
Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato IgM/IgG | 11 (69%) | 21 (66%) |
Anaplasma phagocytophilum IgG | 2 (13%) | 6 (19%) |
Rickettsia spp. IgG | 5 (31%) | 8 (25%) |
Candidatus Neoehrlichia mikurensis PCR | 1 (6%) | 0 (0%) |