Getting together my past labs to give to the doctor I found my results from being tested three years ago for Mycoplasma. The lab was TARCI - the Arthritis Research Center.
The test was Ab/Elisa. Results:
M. hominis Titer 100 M. fermentans Neg. M. salivarium Neg. M. pneumomoniae Titer 200
Interpretation reads: "Titers <200 i.e. low positive indicate past exposure to the organism."
"results are reported as negative or positive"
The doctor that did the test - per my request - did not comment on the results. Not his field.
Again another test that I don't understand the results. On the M.Pn. titer of 200 it does not say positive - only the titer number.
Thoughts? I guess I should re-test? TIA.
[ 09-21-2011, 07:56 PM: Message edited by: susank ]
Posted by ping (Member # 6974) on :
susank -
The titer should be around 100 or less. I've had some outrageously high titers (700) and can tell you a myco infection makes a big difference, on top of everything else...
Should respond to minocycline. Please ask your MD/LLMD to retest you.
Posted by susank (Member # 22150) on :
Just re-tested by Labcorp for M. Pn.:
IGG 449 high Pos.>320 IGM neg.
If I understand the doctor's message - I have chronic M.Pn.and need to treat.
This is where I get confused with IGM and IGG. ie past exposure, recent infection or current/chronic.
My basic understanding is that with infection the IGM eventually disappears - with LD as an exception?
IGG means the body has recognized the infection previously and the IGG remains elevated for life.
Some illnesses can be determined to be current/chronic from IGG levels?
FWIW my EBV results:
VCA IGM neg - as one would expect Early Antigen - neg., VCA and EBNA IGG >8 high
Considered not re-activated due to negative Early Antigen despite elevated IGG's.