Table 2 Tick bites and erythema Migrans, disseminated borreliosis, antibiotic treatment, vaccination, comorbidities, and concomitant medication
Cases | Controls | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Tick bites and erythema migrans | |||
Tick-bite more than twice | 306 (73.0) | 2013 (72.0) | 0.652 |
Tick-bite last year | 148 (35.3) | 918 (32.9) | 0.322 |
Erythema migrans twice or more | 69 (16.7) | 188 (6.7) | < 0.001 |
Disseminated borreliosis | |||
Neuroborreliosis | 97 (22.5) | 17 (0.6) | < 0.001 |
Borrelia arthritis | 49 (11.4) | 8 (0.3) | < 0.001 |
TBE* | 10 (2.3) | 0 (0.0) | < 0.001 |
Other Bb infection | 86 (19.9) | 38 (1.4) | < 0.001 |
Tick-borne disease not specified | 48 (11.2) | 18 (0.6) | < 0.001 |
One or more episodes of disseminated borreliosis | 220 (50.2) | 76 (2.7) | < 0.001 |
No previous borreliosis Antibiotic treatment and vaccination | 73 (17.8) | 2117 (75.8) | < 0.001 |
More than two antibiotic treatments against tick-borne disease | 168 (41.7) | 109(4.0) | < 0.001 |
One antibiotic treatment | 154 (38.2) | 278 (10.3) | < 0.001 |
No antibiotic treatments | 81 (20.1) | 2318 (85.7) | < 0.001 |
Fully vaccinated against TBE | 26 (6.7) | 73 (2.6) | < 0.001 |
Comorbidities and concomitant medication | |||
Comorbidities** | 177 (42.1) | 656 (23.4) | < 0.001 |
Concomitant medication*** | 148 (35.3) | 701 (25.0) | < 0.001 |