? about feral cat blood tests: Lyme titer, Elisa test and Western Blot

[Guest guest]

Feral cat bite issue:

 

Cat is now gone, but I have two vials: one of blood and one of serum.

 

My doctor recommended that the cat blood be tested for a lyme titer and

mycoplasma titer.

 

What is the diference between the Lyme Western Blot and Lyme test and the

Lyme titer?

 

Why would I want to have the other two lyme tests done?  What do these two blood

tests reveal that  the Lyme titer does not?

 

lymeover and out

 

Thank you for the information.

[Guest guest]

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> Feral cat bite issue:

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> Cat is now gone, but I have two vials: one of blood and one of serum.

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> My doctor recommended that the cat blood be tested for a lyme titer and

mycoplasma titer.

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> What is the diference between the Lyme Western Blot and Lyme test and

the Lyme titer?

I think with 'Lyme titer' they mean either or Western Blot test.

For humans the normal procedure is to do an test and if it is positive

confirm it with a Western Blot.

However, the tes has many pitfals and I think it is pretty useless. A

Western Blot from a good lab (like IgeneX in de US) is far more reliable (more

sensitive and specific = small chance of false positive outcome).