DOI: 10.1128/JCM.41.11.4955-4960.2003
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Figures
- FIG. 1.
Decrease in rGMT, expressed as rGMT1/rGMT2, as a function of the interval (in months) between the first and second serum sample collections.
Tables
- TABLE 1.
Comparative sensitivities of the whole-cell Lyme ELISA, Western blotting, two-tiered algorithm, and C6 test
Disease stage No. of patients No. (%) of patients positive by: ELISA Western blotting Two-tiered algorithm C6 test EM 39 9 (23) 11 (28) 4 (10) 17 (44) Disseminated 92 80 (87) 90 (98) 78 (85) 81 (88) Total 131 89 (68) 101 (77) 82 (63) 98 (75) - TABLE 2.
Distribution of patients who did or did not experience a ≥4-fold decline in anti-C6 antibody GMT at ≥6 months after diagnosis
Disease stage C6 GMT ≥4-fold lower than at baseline (no. of patients) Total Yes No EM 11 0 11 Disseminated 25 9 34 Total 36 9 45
