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Is it true that the newer ELISAs (C6, or the ones that use both VISE-1 and PepC10) are more specific to Lyme and less likely/don't give false positives? In other words, is a positive ELISA from one of those tests at least confirmation of exposure, even if not of active infection? Or, for an LLMD, would it be sufficient to go ahead and treat based on that and symptoms?
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False positives are EXTREMELY rare and basically NOT an issue.
I think the standard procedure is to follow up a positive ELISA with a Western Blot. An LLMD would most likely treat based on a positive ELISA, but order a Western Blot.
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