Andrew S Handel, Asim A Ahmed, Shivkumar Venkatasubrahmanyam, Sivan Bercovici, Qing Mao, Carine Ho, Desiree D Hollemon, Christy Beneri
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Abstract
We conducted an exploratory study of plasma microbial cell-free DNA sequencing for the diagnosis of Lyme disease among pediatric patients. Low levels of Borrelia burgdorferi microbial cell-free DNA (<3-5 molecules per microliter) were observed in 6/9 serologically confirmed participants, including 4/5 with arthritis and 2/3 with multiple erythema migrans.
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