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EIA Method (POS/NEG) and ELISA Followed by WESTERN BLOT. Good tests?

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Posted 1/16/2014 8:04 PM (GMT 0)
Hello. I have located a place that does all sorts of lab tests. This is what they offer for Lyme. Are these good tests in your opinion?

EIA Method (POS/NEG)

ELISA Followed by WESTERN BLOT

Thanks,

John

Posted 1/16/2014 8:47 PM (GMT 0)
The only decent test you listed for Lyme is the Western Blot but only through IGeneX Labs. I've had it done through another lab that is supposedly a specialty lab and the results were night and day. The other tests are pretty much worthless.
Posted 1/16/2014 8:52 PM (GMT 0)
Does the EIA method also say Lyme C6 or C6 peptide? The Lyme C6 EIA is really good and only 1 out of 100 people with Lyme get a false positive. Although a negative result does not mean the person doesn't have Lyme.

ELISA is the screening net to catch people with Lyme but every 6 out of 10 people with Lyme come back negative with this test. The Western Blot is more detailed and gives more clues about a person's antibodies to Lyme. Both tests produce false negatives. Which is why Lyme is a clinical diagnosis.

Clear as mud?
Posted 1/16/2014 9:41 PM (GMT 0)
Thank you for the info. It's hard to find a LLMD in South Florida. Only recently have I realized what a politicized and polarizing issue Lyme is. It seems that many doctors think Lyme is no big deal and that the available tests are infallible. I am at a bit of a loss at this point. I saw an MS specialist who says the lesion on my brain is not typical of MS. Also some of the symptoms don’t add up. I am doing a lumbar puncture this Monday (Eeek). I thought doing these Lyme tests might be a good idea. If they are no good though I might reconsider.
Posted 1/17/2014 1:20 AM (GMT 0)
One of the forum moderators might be able to provide you with a LLMD near you.
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