title: Laboratory tests for Lyme disease.
abstract: The laboratory diagnosis of Lyme disease has been problematic because of the lack of sufficient sensitivity and specificity of the many tests used as well as the lack of interlaboratory standardization in the performance of these tests. Although helpful, the laboratory tests can only serve to support the clinical findings in making the diagnosis of active Lyme disease, the exception being a positive culture of Borrelia Burgdorferi.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, State University of New York at Stony Brook.
authors.forename: B W
authors.initials: BW
authors.lastname: Berger
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D000917:Antibody Formation; D001706:Biopsy; D015748:Borrelia burgdorferi Group / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005188:False Negative Reactions; D005189:False Positive Reactions; D006801:Humans; D008193:Lyme Disease / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000652:urine; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal