Guidelines for the Clinical Diagnosis of Lyme Disease

In den Annals of Internal Medicine 127:1106-1123, 1997 erschien ein Positionspapier "Guidelines for the Clinical Diagnosis of Lyme Disease".

Am 8. September 1998 veröffentlichten die Annals Stellungnahmen von

Das Folgende ist die Wiedergabe eines weiteren Briefs an den Herausgeber der Annals of Internal Medicine in einer html-Fassung von J. Gruber.

Dieser Brief ist im Internet u.a. vom Lyme Disease Network of New Jersey im LymeNet Newsletter Volume 6 Issue 11 abgedruckt worden.

Letter to the Editor
American College of Physicians
Independence Mall West
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To Whom It May Concern,

We have several concerns with the report entitled Guidelines for Laboratory Evaluation in the Diagnosis of Lyme Disease (Annals Int Med 127, 1106-1123. 1997)

These "Guidelines" only complicate an already complex disease diagnostic process.

Richard C. Tilton, Ph.D.
Diplomate American Board Medical Microbiology
BBI Clinical Laboratories, Inc.
75 North Mountain Rd.
New Britain, CT 06053
rtilton@bbii.com


Mary N. Sand, Ph.D.
BBI Clinical Laboratories, Inc.
75 North Mountain Rd.
New Britain, CT 06053


Nick S Harris, Ph.D.,
Diplomate American Board Medical Laboratory Immunology
IGeneX Inc. Reference Laboratory
797 San Antonio Road
Palo Alto, CA