Lyme Disease Confirmatory Western Blot Is Redundant for Screen Negative Samples in Low Endemic Areas, British Columbia, Canada
Title | Lyme Disease Confirmatory Western Blot Is Redundant for Screen Negative Samples in Low Endemic Areas, British Columbia, Canada |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 2024 |
Journal | Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis. |
Date Published | 07/2024 |
Authors | Kon E, Adikari H, Simpson Y, Wong Q, J, L, Chahil N, Morshed M |
Keywords | diagnostic, laboratory methods, Lyme disease, testing, tests |
Abstract | Those negative for first-tiered enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay were also negative by WB. Results demonstrate that confirmatory testing is not necessary on screen-negative samples. Hence, first-tiered test is sufficient to rule out LD. |
URL | https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/vbz.2024.0042?url_ver=Z39.88-2003&rfr_id=ori%3Arid%3Acrossref.org&rfr_dat=cr_pub++0pubmed |