False Positive Lyme Disease IgM Immunoblots in Children.
Journal Article (Journal Article)
In our cross-sectional sample of 7289 serologic tests for Lyme disease, we identified 167 instances of a positive IgM immunoblot but a negative IgG immunoblot test result. Considering that only 71% (95% CI 64%-78%) of patients had Lyme disease, a positive IgM immunoblot alone should be interpreted with caution to avoid over-diagnosis of Lyme disease.
Full Text
Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Lantos, PM; Lipsett, SC; Nigrovic, LE
Published Date
- July 2016
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 174 /
Start / End Page
- 267 - 269.e1
PubMed ID
- 27157898
Pubmed Central ID
- PMC4925275
Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)
- 1097-6833
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1016/j.jpeds.2016.04.004
Language
- eng
Conference Location
- United States