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Appropriate laboratory testing in Lyme disease
1Infectious Disease, Infection Control and Employee Health, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX.
Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
|November 12, 2019
Abstract:
Testing for Lyme disease is challenging and if done incorrectly can lead to unnecessary treatment. To interpret serologic test results, first assess the patient's pretest probability of infection based on the probability of exposure and clinical findings. Two-tiered testing remains the gold standard in diagnosing Lyme disease, although new guidelines may be published soon.

