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TESTING FOR These laboratories are
known for their excellent reputation for testing for
tick-borne disease. With any lab, when a Western Blot test
is ordered, it's important to specify the following request: Central Florida Research, Inc. Medical Diagnostic Laboratories "The diagnosis of Lyme disease is based primarily on clinical findings, and it is often appropriate to treat patients with early disease solely on the basis of objective signs and a known exposure." It's important, when evaluating for possible infection by a tick bite which incurred while visiting an area which is endemic for Lyme disease, that a comprehensive work up be done to also look for the possible tranmission of other tick-borne disease. In addition to the Lyme ELISA and Lyme Western Blot IgG, IgM and Lyme PCR, the following tests should also be ordered:
If at all possible, the following could also be part of a good screening for other known agents thought to be transmitted by ticks:
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