Editorial commentary: laboratory testing for Lyme disease: time for a change?
Weinstein
Arthur
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Department of Medicine and Division of Rheumatology, Georgetown University School of Medicine,, Washington, DC, USA. arthur.weinstein@medstar.net
D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000097:blood*; D000942:Antigens, Bacterial / Q000276:immunology*; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000276:immunology*; D015153:Blotting, Western; D025065:Borrelia burgdorferi / Q000276:immunology*; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000097:blood*; D007075:Immunoglobulin M / Q000097:blood*; D008074:Lipoproteins / Q000276:immunology*; D008193:Lyme Disease / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000276:immunology; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012698:Serologic Tests / Q000379:methods
D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial; D000942:Antigens, Bacterial; D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D007075:Immunoglobulin M; D008074:Lipoproteins; C105546:VlsE protein, Borrelia burgdorferi