Posts Tagged ‘review’

Human Pathogens Associated with the Blacklegged Tick Ixodes scapularis: a Systematic Review

Parasites & Vectors, 2016. A review of the literature pointed out studies on 16 distinct tick-borne pathogens, including species of Anaplasma, Babesia, Bartonella, Borrelia, Ehrlichia, Rickettsia, Theileria and Flavivirus. Includes charts, maps, tables.

https://parasitesandvectors.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13071-016-1529-y 

Lyme borreliosis: A Review of Data on Transmission Time after Tick Attachment

International Journal of General Medicine, 2014. A review of many published studies on how long a tick needs to be attached to transmit disease finds that transmission can be less than sixteen hours and that minimum attachment time has not been established. Includes table.

https://www.dovepress.com/lyme-borreliosis-a-review-of-data-on-transmission-time-after-tick-atta-peer-reviewed-fulltext-article-IJGM 

The Janus Face of Bartonella Quintana Recognition by Toll-like Receptors (TLR): A Review

Italy (abstract only). a study looking at how the Bartonella bacteria create chronic inflammation, and how it might be prevented in the future.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18775802?dopt=AbstractPlus

The Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire (FIQ): A Review of its Development, Current Version, Operating Characteristics and Uses

A questionnaire on fibromyalgia pain and associated symptoms, and a discussion of the questionnaire’s validity and uses.  Includes charts, tables.

http://www.myalgia.com/FIQ/Bennett%20FIQ%20review.pdf