Pediatric Lyme Disease Biobank, United States, 2015–2020
Lise E. Nigrovic, Desiree N. Neville, Fran Balamuth, Michael N. Levas, Jonathan E. Bennett, Anupam B. Kharbanda, Amy D. Thompson, John A. Branda, Aris Garro, the Pedi Lyme Net Working Group
Abstract
In 2015, we founded Pedi Lyme Net, a pediatric Lyme disease research network comprising 8 emergency departments in the United States. Of 2,497 children evaluated at 1 of these sites for Lyme disease, 515 (20.6%) were infected. This network is a unique resource for evaluating new approaches for diagnosing Lyme disease in children.
Topics & Concepts
Lyme diseaseBiobankMedicineDiseaseLYMEBorrelia burgdorferiVirologyImmunologyBioinformaticsInternal medicineBiologyAntibodyVector-borne infectious diseasesViral Infections and VectorsDermatological diseases and infestations