LymeNet Flash: confused about past results???

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Posted by prismvision (Member # 9648) on :

Hi everyone,

Maybe you can help...I was just looking over the Lyme disease AB test (elisa) that was done on me in March...but the results are not a titre. It says:

.47 in range 0.00-0.99 L.I.V.

what does this mean....and what is liv?? anyone understand this???

Regards,
Heidi

Posted by bettyg (Member # 6147) on :

up for answers for Heidi; I don't know the answer.
Bettyg [Big Grin]

Posted by SForsgren (Member # 7686) on :

A quick google search yielded that LIV is

Lyme Index Value

I would NOT rely on an ELISA test for Lyme disease. See the testing page on my site and get an IGeneX Western Blot ordered.