Single-tier testing with the C6 peptide ELISA kit compared with two-tier testing for Lyme disease

Abstract For the diagnosis of Lyme disease, the 2-tier serologic testing protocol for Lyme disease has a number of shortcomings including low sensitivity in early disease; increased cost, time, and labor; and subjectivity in the interpretation of immunoblots. In this study, the diagnostic accuracy o...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease 2013-01, Vol.75 (1), p.9-15
Hauptverfasser:	Wormser, Gary P, Schriefer, Martin, Aguero-Rosenfeld, Maria E, Levin, Andrew, Steere, Allen C, Nadelman, Robert B, Nowakowski, John, Marques, Adriana, Johnson, Barbara J.B, Dumler, J. Stephen
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Borrelia burgdorferi C6 ELISA Clinical Laboratory Techniques - methods Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay - methods Humans Infectious Disease Internal Medicine Lyme disease Lyme Disease - diagnosis Sensitivity and Specificity Serology
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