Still M M, Ryan M E
Department of pediatric subspecialties, Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, Pennsylvania 17822-1339, USA.
Postgrad Med. 1997 Jul;102(1):65-7, 71-2. doi: 10.3810/pgm.1997.07.260.
Lyme disease can be difficult to recognize because not all patients have erythema migrans or other classic symptoms. Therefore, laboratory testing has become an important aid to clinical diagnosis. But the story doesn't end there-serologic testing presents another set of problems and concerns. Drs. Still and Ryan explain how aspects of the disease itself and various factors inherent in the available tests can affect laboratory results.
莱姆病可能难以识别，因为并非所有患者都有游走性红斑或其他典型症状。因此，实验室检测已成为临床诊断的重要辅助手段。但事情并未就此结束——血清学检测又带来了另一系列问题和担忧。斯蒂尔博士和瑞安博士解释了疾病本身的各个方面以及现有检测中固有的各种因素如何影响实验室结果。
