Publications by authors named "Bastien Lefeuvre"
Article Synopsis
- - Lyme borreliosis, caused by the spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi, is the most common tick-borne disease in the northern hemisphere, and it's challenging to diagnose because standard serological tests only show past exposure, not active infection.
- - Current diagnostic methods like culture and quantitative PCR have low sensitivity and can't detect active infections effectively, leading researchers to investigate more reliable approaches.
- - The study explored using local anesthetics and topical corticosteroids on infected mouse skin to enhance detection of the spirochetes, showing promise for developing a new diagnostic test for patients with ongoing Lyme disease symptoms, though more optimization is needed for human application.
