title: The authors reply to comments on "The lymphocyte transformation test for the diagnosis of Lyme borreliosis has currently not been shown to be clinically useful." Clin Microbiol Infect 2014;20:O786-O787.
authors.affiliation: Region Zealand, Clinical Microbiology, Denmark. Electronic address: Ramd@regionsjaelland.dk.
authors.forename: R B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Dessau
authors.affiliation: Bavarian Health and Food Safety Authority, National Reference Centre for Borrelia, Germany.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Fingerle
authors.affiliation: University College Dublin, Biology and Environmental Science, Ireland.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gray
authors.affiliation: Northwest Medical Centre, Academic Teaching Hospital, Institute for Laboratory Medicine, Microbiology & Infection control, Germany.
authors.forename: K-P
authors.initials: KP
authors.lastname: Hunfeld
authors.affiliation: Universite de Strasbourg, Institute of Bacteriology, France.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Jaulhac
authors.affiliation: SMZ-Ost-Donauspital, Karl Landsteiner Institute for Neuroimmunological and Neurodegenerative Disorders, Austria.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Kristoferitsch
authors.affiliation: Medical University Vienna, Hygiene & Medical Microbiology, Austria.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Stanek
authors.affiliation: University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Department of Infectious Diseases, Slovenia.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Strle