Post by Admin/ Traveler on Oct 21, 2018 17:16:13 GMT
"Direct Diagnostic Tests for Lyme Disease"
Steven E Schutzer
Barbara A Body
Jeff Boyle
Bernard M Branson
Raymond J Dattwyler
Erol Fikrig
Noel J Gerald
Maria Gomes-Solecki
Martin Kintrup
Michel Ledizet
Andrew E Levin
Michael Lewinski
Lance A Liotta
Adriana Marques
Paul S Mead
Emmanuel F Mongodin
Segaran Pillai
Prasad Rao
William H Robinson
Kristian M Roth
Martin E Schriefer
Thomas Slezak
Jessica L Snyder
Allen C Steere
Jan Witkowski
Susan J Wong
John A Branda
"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."
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Trav here - I have serious concerns with what the rest of this article says, seeing who is listed as authors of this paper, and yet I'm confused as there are some "Lyme literate" authors too. So, I figure one side has convinced the other side to join them, but until I can read the whole article (which I can't find yet), I won't know which side is being supported by this article - but it sure sounds good (which is why I'm suspicious of it!!).
Steven E Schutzer
Barbara A Body
Jeff Boyle
Bernard M Branson
Raymond J Dattwyler
Erol Fikrig
Noel J Gerald
Maria Gomes-Solecki
Martin Kintrup
Michel Ledizet
Andrew E Levin
Michael Lewinski
Lance A Liotta
Adriana Marques
Paul S Mead
Emmanuel F Mongodin
Segaran Pillai
Prasad Rao
William H Robinson
Kristian M Roth
Martin E Schriefer
Thomas Slezak
Jessica L Snyder
Allen C Steere
Jan Witkowski
Susan J Wong
John A Branda
"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."
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Trav here - I have serious concerns with what the rest of this article says, seeing who is listed as authors of this paper, and yet I'm confused as there are some "Lyme literate" authors too. So, I figure one side has convinced the other side to join them, but until I can read the whole article (which I can't find yet), I won't know which side is being supported by this article - but it sure sounds good (which is why I'm suspicious of it!!).