RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Appropriate laboratory testing in Lyme disease
JF Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
JO Cleve Clin J Med
FD Cleveland Clinic
SP 751
OP 759
DO 10.3949/ccjm.86a.19029
VO 86
IS 11
A1 Teny M. John
A1 Alan J. Taege
YR 2019
UL http://www.ccjm.org/content/86/11/751.abstract
AB 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.