High Prevalence of Borrelia burgdorferi Antibodies in Jaworzno, Poland: A Retrospective Study Revealing Endemic Lyme Borreliosis

Barbara Koleżyńska; Krzysztof Solarz; Weronika Wieczorek; Dorota Sagan; Dariusz Boroń; Rafał Staszkiewicz; Dawid Sobański; Tomasz Sirek; Anna Janik; Piotr Łojko; Beniamin Oskar Grabarek

doi:10.12659/MSM.943203

08 February 2024 : Database Analysis

High Prevalence of Borrelia burgdorferi Antibodies in Jaworzno, Poland: A Retrospective Study Revealing Endemic Lyme Borreliosis

Barbara Koleżyńska^12ABCDEF*, Krzysztof Solarz^3DE, Weronika Wieczorek^4E, Dorota Sagan^5F, Dariusz Boroń^67E, Rafał Staszkiewicz^89E, Dawid Sobański^10E, Tomasz Sirek^11F, Anna Janik^6F, Piotr Łojko

^7F, Beniamin Oskar Grabarek

^6CDEF

DOI: 10.12659/MSM.943203

Med Sci Monit 2024; 30:e943203

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Table 3 Statistically significant results of one-way logistic regression analysis of the occurrence of positive results in the ELISA and Western blot tests, considering variables based on the survey results.

	Variable	OR	−95% CI	+95% CI	P
ELISA	Bite in the park	0.432	0.208	0.901	<0.05
	Bite in the garden	1.418	1.013	1.986	<0.05
	Occurrence of redness	1.986	1.212	3.255	<0.01
	Occurrence of erythema migrans	1.885	1.119	3.176	<0.05
	History of Lyme borreliosis	4.323	2.417	7.733	<0.001
	Antibiotic therapy	1.517	1.069	2.152	<0.05
	Occurrence of flu-like symptoms	1.633	1.0215	2.602	<0.05
Western blot	Age (years)	1.021	1.006	1.036	<0.01
	Occurrence of redness	1.922	1.128	3.275	<0.05
	History of Lyme borreliosis	2.008	1.041	3.874	<0.05
OR – odds ratio; CI – confidence interval; ELISA – enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay.

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High Prevalence of Borrelia burgdorferi Antibodies in Jaworzno, Poland: A Retrospective Study Revealing Endemic Lyme Borreliosis

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