Costs associated with informal health care pathway for patients with suspected Lyme borreliosis.

Objectives: To compare the direct and indirect medical costs for patients with suspected Lyme borreliosis according to whether or not they had used an informal care pathway.

Patients And Methods: We retraced the care pathways of participating patients by a prospective questionnaire survey and a retrospective analysis of care records. Direct and indirect costs were estimated using a micro-costing method from different perspectives.