Evaluation of a sequential enzyme immunoassay testing algorithm for Lyme disease demonstrates lack of test independence but high diagnostic specificity.

Wormser, Gary P; Molins, Claudia R; Levin, Andrew; Lipsett, Susan C; Nigrovic, Lise E; Schriefer, Martin E; Branda, John A

Wormser, Gary P; Molins, Claudia R; Levin, Andrew; Lipsett, Susan C; Nigrovic, Lise E; Schriefer, Martin E; Branda, John A.

Afiliação

Wormser GP; Division of Infectious Diseases, New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY 10595. Electronic address: gwormser@nymc.edu.
Molins CR; Division of Vector-Borne Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Fort Collins, Colorado.
Levin A; Immunetics, Inc., Boston, MA 02210.
Lipsett SC; Division of Emergency Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, 300 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02115.
Nigrovic LE; Division of Emergency Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, 300 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02115.
Schriefer ME; Division of Vector-Borne Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Fort Collins, Colorado.
Branda JA; Department of Pathology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.

Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis ; 91(3): 217-219, 2018 Jul.

Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29550060

Assuntos

Algoritmos; Anticorpos Antibacterianos/sangue; Técnicas Imunoenzimáticas/métodos; Doença de Lyme/diagnóstico; Borrelia burgdorferi; Humanos; Imunoglobulina G/sangue; Imunoglobulina M/sangue; Sensibilidade e Especificidade

Palavras-chave

Borrelia burgdorferi; C6 Lyme test; Lyme disease; Test independence; Two-tier serology

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Texto completo: 1 Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Algoritmos / Doença de Lyme / Técnicas Imunoenzimáticas / Anticorpos Antibacterianos Tipo de estudo: Diagnostic_studies / Prognostic_studies Limite: Humans Idioma: En Revista: Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis Ano de publicação: 2018 Tipo de documento: Article

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