NYMC Faculty Publications
Direct Diagnostic Tests for Lyme Disease
DOI
10.1093/cid/ciy614
Journal Title
Clinical Infectious Diseases
First Page
1052
Last Page
1057
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
March 2019
Department
Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology
Abstract
Borrelia burgdorferi was discovered to be the cause of Lyme disease in 1983, leading to seroassays. The 1994 serodiagnostic testing guidelines predated a full understanding of key B. burgdorferi antigens and have a number of shortcomings. These serologic tests cannot distinguish active infection, past infection, or reinfection. Reliable direct-detection methods for active B. burgdorferi infection have been lacking in the past but are needed and appear achievable. New approaches have effectively been applied to other emerging infections and show promise in direct detection of B. burgdorferi infections.
Recommended Citation
Schutzer, S., Body, B., Boyle, J., Branson, B., Dattwyler, R., Fikrig, E., Gerald, N., Gomes-Solecki, M., & Branda, J. (2019). Direct Diagnostic Tests for Lyme Disease. Clinical Infectious Diseases, 68 (6), 1052-1057. https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciy614
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