Common Test-Ordering Errors
Part 8: Overordered Microbiology Tests

Diagnosis

November 2010

According to the CDC, Lyme disease is diagnosed based a history of possible exposure to infected ticks, on symptoms, and objective physical findings (including erythema migrans, facial palsy, or arthritis).

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• Introduction
• Testing at Mayo Medical Laboratories
• Common MML Test-Ordering Errors
• Common Microbiology Test-Ordering Problems
• IgG and IgM, When IgG Answers Clinical Question
• Rubella
• Lyme Disease Testing
• Diagnosis
• Lyme Serology
• Conclusion
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