Info on all the tests out there for Lyme....
As we know they can be very unreliable, so make sure your Dr will treat you on a clinical diagnoses and not rely solely on testing.....
It is important to differentiate between tests that look for antibodies and tests that look for antigens, or the actual organisms (or DNA of the organisms themselves). Antibody testing can be highly unreliable (as can antigen testing). Lyme disease often evades the immune system and thus false-negatives are not uncommon. It may be only after the start of treatment that one finds a Western Blot, for example, becoming positive. This is generally due to the recovery of the immune system and the immune system's ability to now begin to mount an attack and recognize the foreign invaders.
- See more at:http://www.betterhealthguy.com/lyme/testing#sthash.lz6IUtBf.dpuf
As we know they can be very unreliable, so make sure your Dr will treat you on a clinical diagnoses and not rely solely on testing.....
It is important to differentiate between tests that look for antibodies and tests that look for antigens, or the actual organisms (or DNA of the organisms themselves). Antibody testing can be highly unreliable (as can antigen testing). Lyme disease often evades the immune system and thus false-negatives are not uncommon. It may be only after the start of treatment that one finds a Western Blot, for example, becoming positive. This is generally due to the recovery of the immune system and the immune system's ability to now begin to mount an attack and recognize the foreign invaders.
- See more at:http://www.betterhealthguy.com/lyme/testing#sthash.lz6IUtBf.dpuf
