Guest guest Posted November 23, 1999 Report Share Posted November 23, 1999 Lyme Disease Test-JAMA Researchers at University of Medicine and Dentistry of NJ (UMDNJ) have developed a test that may accurately detect Lyme disease as early as one week after an infectious tick bite. It may also differentiate between active and passive infection and between active infection and vaccinations. Those persons most likely to benefit from the test would be early suspected cases, seropositive reinfected people, vaccinated individuals, and people within endemic areas without EM who have compatible but nonspecific symptoms. The study is published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, JAMA, Nov. 24, 1999 issue. The research was funded by grants from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Centers for Disease Control (CDC), and the Lyme Disease Association of NJ, Inc. E. Schutzer, MD, immunologist, is the principal investigator. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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