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What is a lyme disease antibody reflex to wb test?

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see details: It is a test for lyme disease. A positive screen alone is not diagnostic. It needs to be confirmed by the western blot test which actually tests for specific antibodies related to the lyme organism.

Answered 9/17/2019

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