NYMC Faculty Publications
Lack of Convincing Evidence That Borrelia Burgdorferi Infection Causes Either Alzheimer Disease or Lewy Body Dementia
Author Type(s)
Faculty
DOI
10.1093/cid/ciab993
Journal Title
Clinical Infectious Diseases
First Page
342
Last Page
346
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
8-25-2022
Department
Medicine
Second Department
Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology
Abstract
The role that microorganisms might have in the development of Alzheimer disease is a topic of considerable interest. In this article, we discuss whether there is credible evidence that Lyme disease is a cause of Alzheimer disease and critically review a recent publication that claimed that Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto infection, the primary cause of Lyme disease in the United States, may cause Lewy body dementia. We conclude that no convincing evidence exists that Lyme disease is a cause of either Alzheimer disease or Lewy body dementia.
Recommended Citation
Wormser, G. P., Marques, A., Pavia, C. S., Schwartz, I., Feder, H. M., & Pachner, A. R. (2022). Lack of Convincing Evidence That Borrelia Burgdorferi Infection Causes Either Alzheimer Disease or Lewy Body Dementia. Clinical Infectious Diseases, 75 (2), 342-346. https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciab993