TY - JOUR T1 - Appropriate laboratory testing in Lyme disease JF - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine JO - Cleve Clin J Med SP - 751 LP - 759 DO - 10.3949/ccjm.86a.19029 VL - 86 IS - 11 AU - Teny M. John AU - Alan J. Taege Y1 - 2019/11/01 UR - http://www.ccjm.org/content/86/11/751.abstract N2 - 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. ER -