Posts Tagged ‘ELISA’

Case Definitions for Infectious Conditions Under Public Health Surveillance

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   

Notice to Readers Recommendations for Test Performance and Interpretation from the Second National Conference on Serologic Diagnosis of Lyme Disease

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

Virtual Grand Rounds in Dermatology 2.0: Lyme Disease

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

Medical Microbiology: Borrelia

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

Antibodies Against Whole Sonicated Borrelia Burgdorferi Spirochetes, 41- Kilodalton Flagellin, and P39 Protein in Patients with PCR- or Culture- Proven Late Lyme Borreliosis

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

Initiative on Lyme Disease – Patient Guide

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/

Lyme Disease: The Test

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

An In-Depth Topic Review of Lyme Disease

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

Update On Lyme Disease

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

Lyme Disease of the Nervous System: Tracking the Elusive Spirochete

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