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The Positive Predictive Value of Lyme Elisa for the Diagnosis of Lyme Disease in Children.

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Lipsett, SC; Pollock, NR; Branda, JA; Gordon, CD; Gordon, CR; Lantos, PM; Nigrovic, LE
Published in: Pediatr Infect Dis J
November 2015

By using a Lyme enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), we demonstrated that high ELISA index values are strongly predictive of Lyme disease. In children with clinical presentations consistent with Lyme disease, ELISA index values ≥3.0 had a positive predictive value of 99.4% (95% confidence interval: 98.1-99.8%) for Lyme disease, making a supplemental Western immunoblot potentially unnecessary.

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Pediatr Infect Dis J

DOI

EISSN

1532-0987

Publication Date

November 2015

Volume

34

Issue

11

Start / End Page

1260 / 1262

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Retrospective Studies
  • Predictive Value of Tests
  • Pediatrics
  • Male
  • Lyme Disease
  • Humans
  • Female
  • Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
  • Cross-Sectional Studies
  • Child
 

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Lipsett, S. C., Pollock, N. R., Branda, J. A., Gordon, C. D., Gordon, C. R., Lantos, P. M., & Nigrovic, L. E. (2015). The Positive Predictive Value of Lyme Elisa for the Diagnosis of Lyme Disease in Children. Pediatr Infect Dis J, 34(11), 1260–1262. https://doi.org/10.1097/INF.0000000000000858
Lipsett, Susan C., Nira R. Pollock, John A. Branda, Caroline D. Gordon, Catherine R. Gordon, Paul M. Lantos, and Lise E. Nigrovic. “The Positive Predictive Value of Lyme Elisa for the Diagnosis of Lyme Disease in Children.Pediatr Infect Dis J 34, no. 11 (November 2015): 1260–62. https://doi.org/10.1097/INF.0000000000000858.
Lipsett SC, Pollock NR, Branda JA, Gordon CD, Gordon CR, Lantos PM, et al. The Positive Predictive Value of Lyme Elisa for the Diagnosis of Lyme Disease in Children. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2015 Nov;34(11):1260–2.
Lipsett, Susan C., et al. “The Positive Predictive Value of Lyme Elisa for the Diagnosis of Lyme Disease in Children.Pediatr Infect Dis J, vol. 34, no. 11, Nov. 2015, pp. 1260–62. Pubmed, doi:10.1097/INF.0000000000000858.
Lipsett SC, Pollock NR, Branda JA, Gordon CD, Gordon CR, Lantos PM, Nigrovic LE. The Positive Predictive Value of Lyme Elisa for the Diagnosis of Lyme Disease in Children. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2015 Nov;34(11):1260–1262.

Published In

Pediatr Infect Dis J

DOI

EISSN

1532-0987

Publication Date

November 2015

Volume

34

Issue

11

Start / End Page

1260 / 1262

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Retrospective Studies
  • Predictive Value of Tests
  • Pediatrics
  • Male
  • Lyme Disease
  • Humans
  • Female
  • Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
  • Cross-Sectional Studies
  • Child