Laboratory Diagnosis of Tick-Borne Infections

Patient Case 3

July 2010

The third and final case that I’d like to review in this presentation is of a 15 year old boy who was in his normal state of good health when he developed fever, fatigue and myalgias of 3 days duration. His history was notable in that he had recently returned with his family from a vacation in northern Minnesota. The boy’s mother indicated he had exposure to ticks and mosquitos during the trip. Due to the patient’s clinical presentation and recent travel history, the care provider suspects possible Lyme disease.

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• Introduction
• Outline
• Patient Case 1
• Laboratory Workup
• Conventional Methods for Diagnosis of Ehrlichiosis and Anaplasmosis
• Conventional Methods for Diagnosis of Ehrlichiosis and Anaplasmosis
• Conventional Methods for Diagnosis of Ehrlichiosis and Anaplasmosis
• Typical Positive Result by IFA
• Conventional Methods for Diagnosis of Ehrlichiosis and Anaplasmosis
• Diagnostic Tests for HME and HGA
• Conventional Methods for Diagnosis of Ehrlichiosis and Anaplasmosis
• Conventional Methods for Diagnosis of Ehrlichiosis and Anaplasmosis
• Patient Case 2
• Giemsa-stained Preparation Slide
• Giemsa-stained Preparation Slide
• Conventional Methods for Diagnosis of Babesia
• Conventional Methods for Diagnosis of Babesia
• Conventional Methods for Diagnosis of Babesia
• Conventional Methods for Diagnosis of Babesia
• Conventional Methods for Diagnosis of Babesia
• Patient Case 3
• Lyme Disease - Diagnostic Approach
• Conventional Methods for Diagnosis of Lyme Disease
• Patient Case 3 (continued)
• Diagnosis of Lyme Disease
• Lyme Disease - Serologic Assays
• Lyme Disease - Serologic Assays
• Lyme Disease - Serologic Assays
• Patient Case 3 (continued)
• Lyme Disease - Serologic Assays
• Patient Case 3 (continued)
• Lyme Disease - Factors to Consider
• Conclusions
• References
• Questions?