Posts Tagged ‘ELISA’
CDC. The federal case definitions for Lyme disease used since 2011 for tracking the spread of the disease, including the 3 tiers of confirmed, probable, and suspected, and links to earlier case definitions.
http://www.cdc.gov/osels/ph_surveillance/nndss/print/lyme_disease_current.htm
Topics: 2011, borreliosis, CDC, diagnosis, ELISA, epidemiology, Lyme, surveillance, test, western blot
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s recommendations for the two-tiered blood testing for Lyme disease, resulting from the Second National Conference on Serologic Diagnosis of Lyme Disease (Dearborn conference) of October, 1994.
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwR/preview/mmwrhtml/00038469.htm
Topics: 1995, borreliosis, CDC, diagnosis, ELISA, Lyme, test, western blot
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Blog post and discussion concerning a patient presenting with a rash, asking others for a diagnosis, then confirming via ELISA that the patient was positive for Lyme. Includes images.
http://vgrd.blogspot.com/2006/06/lyme-disease.html
Topics: 2006, blood test, borreliosis, diagnosis, doxycycline, ELISA, Elpern, Lyme, rash, spider, treatment
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Medical Microbiology, 4th edition. In this chapter of an electronic textbook on microbiology, the author reviews Borrelia burgdorferi as the Leptospira that produces Lyme disease, “a multisystem, relapsing febrile illness.” Includes chart, illustrations, and images.
http://gsbs.utmb.edu/microbook/ch035.htm
Topics: Baron, Borrelia, borreliosis, ELISA, Johnson, Lyme, spirochete, symptom, test, western blot
Posted in categories book, chart, illustration, image, medical, Off Site Article |
Journal of Clinical Microbiology. This study examines the accuracy of the ELISA antibody test on patients with late stage Lyme disease. Includes tables.
http://jcm.asm.org/cgi/reprint/33/9/2260?view=long&pmid=7494012
Topics: 1995, antibody, blood, Borrelia, borreliosis, diagnosis, ELISA, Finland, Lyme, Marjamaki, Nikoskelainen, Oksi, PCR, test, Uksila, Viljanen
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American College of Physicians. Overview of Lyme disease symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention. Includes glossary of common terms.
http://www.acponline.org/clinical_information/resources/lyme_disease/patient/
Topics: 2008, antibiotics, borreliosis, diagnosis, ELISA, Lyme, overview, prevention, symptom, test, treatment, western blot
Posted in categories glossary, Off Site Article, webpage |
Lab Tests Online. An explanation of the antibody tests for Lyme disease, including an easy-to-read overview of Lyme disease and its diagnosis.
http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/lyme/test.html
Topics: 2006, antibody, borreliosis, diagnosis, ELISA, Lyme, overview, test, western blot
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Weill Cornell Medical College. An overview of Lyme to date, with emphasis on skin manifestations, the differential diagnosis, and treatment protocols. Includes charts, images, and maps.
http://www.hss.edu/professional-conditions_13650.asp#Definition
Topics: 2001, antibiotics, borreliosis, diagnosis, ELISA, erythema, Lyme, Magid, overview, rash, skin, treatment, western blot
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Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, audiovisual and transcript, 2002. Sigal discusses objective signs of Lyme disease, comparison with the bite of a brown recluse spider, habitat management, Lyme arthritis, and treatment.
http://www.hss.edu/conditions_14574.asp
Topics: 2002, arthritis, borreliosis, coinfection, diagnosis, ELISA, Lyme, PCR, prevention, Sigal, spider, symptom, test, western blot
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Weill Cornell College of Medicine, 2001, audio and transcript. After a brief look at the history of Lyme, Bass discusses neuroborreliosis, its symptoms, testing strategies and challenges, and treatment.
http://www.hss.edu/professional-conditions_13468.asp
Topics: 2001, antibiotics, Bass, borreliosis, ceftriaxone, ELISA, encephalopathy, Europe, history, immune, IV, Lyme, meningitis, neuroborreliosis, PCR, persistence, symptom, test, treatment, US, western blot
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