The lymphocyte transformation test for the diagnosis of Lyme borreliosis has currently not been shown to be clinically useful

Clin Microbiol Infect. 2014 Oct;20(10):O786-7. doi: 10.1111/1469-0691.12583. Epub 2014 Mar 6.

Authors

R B Dessau¹, V Fingerle, J Gray, K-P Hunfeld, B Jaulhac, O Kahl, W Kristoferitsch, G Stanek, F Strle

Affiliation

¹ Department of Clinical Microbiology, Slagelse Hospital, Slagelse, Denmark.

PMID: 24520912
DOI: 10.1111/1469-0691.12583

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Keywords: Borrelia burgdorferi; Lyme borreliosis; laboratory diagnosis; lymphocyte transformation test; sensitivity and specificity.

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