Behind the Lab Door: Global Standards for Lyme Disease Testing
5 months ago
- Borrelia Testing Is Complex: The bacteria’s low abundance, immune evasion, and chronic forms make standard Lyme tests prone to false negatives. Understanding this helps contextualize results.
- Standards Matter for Accuracy: Labs and test kits following ISO, CAP, and FDA standards ensure higher sensitivity, specificity, and legal acceptance worldwide, reducing misdiagnosis and empowering patients.
- Testing Is One Piece of the Puzzle: A Lyme diagnosis is clinical. Tests aid, but assessing immune health and potential co-infections is critical, especially for chronic patients who may be seronegative.
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