| Group 1 Confirmed NB
n = 133
| Group 2 Possible late NB
n = 19
| Group 3 Possible early NB
n = 15
| Group 4 Non-NB
n = 96
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CXCL8 index median, (range) | 0.23* (0.01-2.3) | 0.11 (0.01-0.5) | 4.56*** (0.19-8.63) | 0.16 (0-7.40) |
CXCL10 index median, (range) | 3.13*** (0-76.7) | 0.42 (0.02-1.08) | 14.4*** (5.21-96.4) | 0.59 (0-10.9) |
CCL22 index median, (range) | 0.30*** (0-7.00) | 0.07 (0-0.20) | 0.20*** (0-2.00) | 0.10 (0-7.00) |
- Chemokine index: (CSF-chemokine/S-chemokine)/(CSF-albumin/S-albumin).
- NB: neuroborreliosis.
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n: number of patients.
- CSF: cerebrospinal fluid.
- S: serum.
- ¤: Indices could not be calculated for group 5, since CSF-albumin/S-albumin ratios were not available for all.
- The CCL22 index was multiplied by 100 due to much higher concentrations in serum.
- The IL-17 index was not calculated since IL-17 was not detectable in CSF in groups 2, 3 and 4.
- * significant differences compared to the non-NB group (group 4). * p < 0.01, ** p < 0.001, *** p < 0.0001.