Evaluation of Patient IgM and IgG Reactivity Against Multiple Antigens for Improvement of Serodiagnostic Testing for Early Lyme Disease

Serologic testing is the standard for laboratory diagnosis and confirmation of Lyme disease. Serodiagnostic assays to detect antibodies against Borrelia burgdorferi, the agent of Lyme borreliosis, are used for detection of infection. However, serologic testing within the first month of infection is...

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Main Authors: Kevin S. Brandt, Kalanthe Horiuchi, Brad J. Biggerstaff, Robert D. Gilmore
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Public Health
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpubh.2019.00370/full