Figure 4.   A model suggesting the tests applicable in different phases of Lyme disease. The left side of the figure indicates the hypothetical patient making antibodies after infection. Less than 70% of patients are in this category. The responses shown on the right side of Figure 4 pertain to many of the patients with recurrent/persistent disease. Courtesy of IGeneX, Inc. Reference Laboratory, Palo Alto, CA.

Nick S Harris, An Understanding of Laboratory Testing for Lyme Disease, Journal of Spirochetal and Tick-borne Diseases, Volume 5, Spring/Summer 1998

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