However, a positive IgM immunoblot alone is not considered sufficient evidence of active disease in a person with Lyme disease of more than 1 month's duration. Although the presence of IgM antibodies is useful in evaluating early disease, the CDC states that a positive IgM test result alone is...
Lyme disease (LD) is the most common tick-borne illness in the United States. Although appropriate antibiotic treatment is effective for most cases, up to 20% of patients develop post-treatment Lyme disease syndrome (PTLDS). There is an urgent need to im
Lyme disease (LD) is the fifth most common notifiable disease in the US with 30,000-40,000 LD cases reported annually via public health surveillance. Recent healthcare claims-based studies utilizing case-finding algorithms estimate national LD cases are >10-fold higher than reported by ...