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09/22/2009 01:12 PM

anyone have a pcr test done ever?

ERDJersey

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what happened? just wondering cause the neurologist wnats to do one just to see if there's lyme dna. i already know that it's not 100%...just curious about anyone's experience with the test.

09/22/2009 05:17 PM Top
ERDJersey Posts: 38 Member	wow...no one has had one of these tests done? Previous discussions I participated in: anyone have this symptom? Melittin (stuff from bee stings) Lyme bugs never going completely away?

09/22/2009 06:45 PM Top

SarRob

Posts: 91
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I had one done..I had a positive western blot and my LLMD takes insurance as long as you're CDC positive, so he did the pcr and I never saw the results or really understood it, but according to him it was also positive..

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09/26/2009 07:04 PM Top

LuluBellesMama

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What is CDC positive?

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09/26/2009 11:11 PM Top

SarRob

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meet the center for disease control's criteria to be considered positive.

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09/27/2009 07:17 AM Top

LuluBellesMama

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thx so much

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02/24/2011 03:25 PM Top

sandiegolymer

Posts: 208
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I had a PCR Serum Test last summer which was "Positive for B. Burgdorferi" (through IgeneX)

IgM Western Blot
41 +
83-93 IND

IgG Western Blot
31 ++
34 +
41 +
58 +

PCR Serum Test: Positive for B. Burgdorferi

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