Table 1 Patient characteristics. EM erythema migrans, Ann annular, Hom homogeneous, M. D. Missing data, Ba Borrelia afzelii, Bg Borrelia garinii, Nm Neoehrlichia mikurensis, LB Lyme borreliosis, NPD no pathogen detected, HGA human granulocytic anaplasmosis, TBI Tick-borne infection. Self-reported symptoms: (a) fatigue, (b) vertigo, (c) deficit attention, (d) paraesthesia, (e) neck stiffness, (f) radiating pains, (g) weight loss, (h) headache, (i) sono-photophobia, (j) myalgia. *Borrelia species were detected in skin biopsies, N. mikurensis was detected in blood. All other tested pathogens in skin and blood were considered negative by real-time PCR.
