Lyme Disease Confirmatory Western Blot Is Redundant for Screen Negative Samples in Low Endemic Areas, British Columbia, Canada

TitleLyme Disease Confirmatory Western Blot Is Redundant for Screen Negative Samples in Low Endemic Areas, British Columbia, Canada
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2024
JournalVector Borne Zoonotic Dis.
Date Published07/2024
AuthorsKon E, Adikari H, Simpson Y, Wong Q, J, L, Chahil N, Morshed M
Keywordsdiagnostic, 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.

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