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Blood shows reactive to igm 23. cdc guidelines suggests i need another band. online reading says this alone means i have lymes . do i?
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No: You are asking about the western blot testing method. There are two types and both are done simultaneously. Either one may be positive but you need more than one band.
Answered 2/10/2013
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