Ontario Lyme Alliance responds to article in the Canadian Medical Association Journal that missed the mark.
Re: Lyme disease: How reliable are serologic results? see also https://canlyme.com/?p=7245
Debra L. Fraleigh, Co-founder
Ontario Lyme Alliance
A thorough examination of the full text of the Fallon study (1), referenced by Gregson et al, demonstrates that for thirty-seven Lyme patients (all of whom met historical clinical AND laboratory criteria for LD) archived sera from fewer than half of these confirmed patients (37.8%- 48.6%) tested positive at each of all four laboratories using the CDC two- tiered algorithm for ELISA and IgG WB. The Fallon et al study also demonstrated a considerable lack of concordance among the labs; thus, patient sera may test positive at one lab but not another. This would suggest that the answer to the title question is: less reliable than a coin toss.
Excellent well researched article that questions the validity of the AMMI’s rigid position and management of this epidemic. It is what we needed to counter their statements.
As always Debra, your report is excellent!