Lyme Disease Test: What Affects The Test


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What Affects the Test


Reasons you may not be able to have the test or why the results may not be helpful include:

  • You have a viral infection, such as Epstein-Barr virus or HIV.
  • You have another bacterial infection, such as syphilis.
  • You have high lipid levels.


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Last updated: September 03, 2008
Author: Maria G. Essig, MS, ELS
Reviewed By: Kathleen Romito, MD - Family Medicine, Christine Hahn, MD - Epidemiology
Editors: Susan Van Houten, RN, BSN, MBA, Tracy Landauer

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