I'm going to assume that it's Dr. Fritz Schardt's controversial study being referenced.
[I finally found the complete article, not just the abstract. If anyone wants it it's here:]
http://tinyurl.com/5yarw6
Eleven patients with neuro-borreliosis had been treated with 200 mg fluconazole daily for 25 days after an unsuccessful therapy with antibiotics.
Eleven patients is quite a small study.
What does he consider 'unsuccessful therapy' with antibiotics? (Very important!)
Did he test for tick co-infections? Some of the symptoms overlap.
At the end of treatment eight patients had no borreliosis symptoms and remained free of relapse in a follow-up examination one year later.
I had a wonderful remission that lasted for almost two years after being treated with only antibiotics.
Since I'm always seronegative, a test wouldn't have proven anything. Not even by IGeneX or MDL.
Dr Schardt did follow up tests (he did not make it clear which lab did the tests---- that's a problem for me.)
Before and one week after completion of therapy,
blood samples were taken for serologic examination
(ELISA: anti-Borrelia IgM, IgG).
In addition Borrelia
immunoreactive bands B 19, 31, 34, 41, 65 and 94 were
detected in IgG Immunoblot using fluorescent monoclonal antibodies (collaboration with Max-von-Pettenkofer-Institut, München) [29].
Symptoms were comprehensively documented and compared before and after therapy.
We all know that the tests aren't reliable.
We also know that symptoms wax and wane. A longer follow-up would be good.
I recommend 200 milligrams a day, for 50 days.
A blanket statement like that, read by patients, can be a little dangerous. That's why everyone should get their doctor's approval before starting diflucan.
