| comparison of erythema migrans caused by borrelia burgdorferi and borrelia garinii. | abstract background: a comparison of patients with erythema migrans due to borrelia garinii versus borrelia burgdorferi has not been reported. patients and methods: one hundred nineteen patients from new york state with erythema migrans caused by b. burgdorferi were compared with 116 patients from slovenia with erythema migrans due to b. garinii infection. results: patients with b. garinii infection were older, more often reported a tick bite, and developed larger lesions (median largest diamete ... | 2011 | 21612533 |