Browsing Bergen Open Research Archive by Author "Tveitnes, Dag"

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The B-lymphocyte chemokine CXCL13 in the cerebrospinal fluid of children with Lyme neuroborreliosis: associations with clinical and laboratory variables

Barstad, Bjørn; Tveitnes, Dag; Dalen, Ingvild; Noraas, Sølvi; Ask, Ingvild; Bosse, Franziskus Johannes; Øymar, Knut (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)

Background: The B-lymphocyte chemokine CXCL13 is increasingly considered as a useful early phase diagnostic marker of Lyme neuroborreliosis (LNB). However, the large variation in level of CXCL13 in the cerebrospinal fluid ...
Gender differences in childhood lyme neuroborreliosis

Tveitnes, Dag; Øymar, Knut (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-10-04)

Background. Many neurological diseases show differences between genders. We studied gender differences in childhood Lyme neuroborreliosis (LNB) in an endemic area of Lyme borreliosis in Norway. Methods. In a population ...
Neuroborreliosis in children: Epidemiological and clinical aspects

Tveitnes, Dag (Doctoral thesis, 2012-06-08)

Background: Lyme borreliosis (LB) caused by the bacteria Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato (Bbsl) is the most common tick transmitted infection in Europe. LB is a multi systemic infection that develops when the bacteria ...