susank
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Me again - the queen of "what does it mean?".
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.
-------------------- Pos.Bb culture 2012 Labcorp - no bands ever Igenex - Neg. 4 times With overall bands: IGM 18,28,41,66 IND: 23-25,34,39 IGG 41,58 IND: 39 Bart H IGG 40 Posts: 1613 | From Texas | Registered: Aug 2009
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ping
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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.
-------------------- ping "We are more than containers for Lyme" Posts: 1302 | From Back in TX again | Registered: Mar 2005
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susank
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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.
What to think?
-------------------- Pos.Bb culture 2012 Labcorp - no bands ever Igenex - Neg. 4 times With overall bands: IGM 18,28,41,66 IND: 23-25,34,39 IGG 41,58 IND: 39 Bart H IGG 40 Posts: 1613 | From Texas | Registered: Aug 2009
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