Dermatological and Genital Manifestations of Lyme Disease
Escherichia coli and Klebsiella), incubated at 37°C, under aerobic conditions, were also harvested for comparison purposes as negative controls, to exclude antigenic cross-reactivity with normal flora. IGeneX Laboratories Blood and skin samples were forwarded to IGeneX Laboratories, Milpitas, CA, for tickborne disease testing. Serological and PCR testing was performed as follows: IGeneX Serology Borrelia Western Blot (WB) Testing The WB assays to detect IgM and IgG antibodies reactive to Bb and RFB were performed as previously described. 2,19 Nitrocellulose strips were prepared from whole-c...
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