Two-Tier Testing only 50-60 percent accurate reflex bands www.lymedisease.org/lyme-basics/lyme-disease/diagnosis Western Blot lack of proper testing Diagnosis of Lyme disease - lymedisease.org www.lymedisease.org/lyme-basics/lyme-disease/diagnosis The problem with standard Lyme disease testing What I didn’t know common diagnostic tests only 50-60 percent accurate reflex bands PCR testing unambiguously negated by science LymeDisease.org standard blood testing Lyme What I didn’t know Elisa and Western Blot tests miss Lyme disease not positive ENOUGH The problem with standard Lyme disease testing The testing sucks! not always accurate Lyme disease Lyme Disease Diagnosis Lyme disease big problem false negatives two most-used antibody tests highly inaccurate these tests are only between 18 and 67 percent sensitive ineffective diagnostic tests Western Blot Lyme disease diagnosis of Lyme disease Testing for Lyme disease - lymedisease.org Lyme disease diagnosis reflex bands Western blot Lyme disease Lyme disease Two-Tier Testing and the appropriate blood tests should be ordered Lymedisease.org miss roughly half of those who have the disease