Posts Tagged ‘test’

False and Misleading Information About Lyme Disease

American Journal of Medicine (2017). Commentary on the diagnosis and treatment of Lyme disease, from three authors who have contributed to the literature on short-term treatment protocols.

http://www.amjmed.com/article/S0002-9343(17)30138-9/fulltext

Lyme Disease (Borrelia burgdorferi) 2017 Case Definition

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2017. The federal CDC case definition of Lyme disease, used to define a sampling of patients for surveillance of the spread of the disease.

https://wwwn.cdc.gov/nndss/conditions/lyme-disease/case-definition/2017/ 

Human Lyme Neuroborreliosis

Nova Science Publishers, 2015. Dr. David S. Younger of the Department of Neurology at New York University (NYU) examines the incidence, diagnosis and treatment of Lyme disease of the nervous system. Includes images charts, illustrations, images, and tables.

http://davidsyounger.com/_publications/books/HumanLymeNeuroborreliosis/#p=1 

Detection of Lyme Disease and Anaplasmosis Pathogens via PCR in Pennsylvania Deer Ked

Journal of Vector Ecology, 2016. Using a PCR test, biting flies in Pennsylvania are detected having Borrelia burgdorferi and Anaplasma bacteria. Includes table.

http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jvec.12225/epdf 

Passive Surveillance of Ixodes scapularis (Say), Their Biting Activity, and Associated Pathogens in Massachusetts

Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases, 2016. University of Massachusetts, Amherst reported on seven years of receiving and testing ticks for Borrelia burgdorferi, Anaplasma phagocytophilim, and Babesia microti. Includes tables, map, and charts.

http://online.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/vbz.2015.1912

Use of Tick Surveys and Serosurveys to Evaluate Pet Dogs as a Sentinel Species for Emerging Lyme Disease

Journal of the American Veterinarian Association, 2009.  Study finds that testing ticks taken from dogs is a better method than blood testing dogs to discover if an area is endemic for tick-borne disease. Includes maps, chart.

Click on the “Download PDF” button for the full text at:

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/24001390_Use_of_tick_surveys_and_serosurveys_to_evaluate_pet_dogs_as_a_sentinel_species_for_emerging_Lyme_disease

Potential Effects of Electronic Laboratory Reporting on Improving Timeliness of Infectious Disease Notification — Florida, 2002–2006

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, 2008.  Study of the efficiency of using testing labs to electronically report notifiable diseases. Includes chart, tables.

http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5749a2.htm

Bartonella Henselae Antibodies after Cat Bite

Emerging Infectious Diseases, CDC, 2008.  A retrospective study of 71 patients from Sweden turns up infection with various Bartonella species, two perhaps due to cat bite instead of cat scratch.  Patients included some without fever, and some with no symptoms.

https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/14/12/pdfs/08-0002.pdf 

Antibodies as Predictors of Complex Autoimmune Diseases and Cancer

International Journal of Immunopathology and Pharmacology, 2008.  A possible new test to measure auto-immune reactions in chronic diseases, including Lyme, is described.

http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/039463200802100308

Novel Diagnosis of Lyme Disease: Potential for CAM Intervention

2008.  A discussion of the problems in diagnosis of Lyme disease, and suggests enhanced methods of detection through In Vivo-Included Antigen Technology (IVIAT), and treatment with a combination of antibiotic and complementary and alternative (CAM) therapies.  Includes charts, illustrations, and tables.

http://ecam.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/full/nem138v1