In this thread (http://flash.lymenet.org/ubb/ultimatebb.php/topic/1/126846#000007) @seibertneurolyme mentions that for Quest, the important thing to look at is the "absolute" number, but that threw me off because I see 3 absolutes.
Does anyone know which "absolute" to go by?
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MichaelTampa
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Quest doesn't do the same test. It is not of interest.
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The "CD" stands for "Cluster Determinants", and they're like nametags for different types of cells.
The R. Stricker paper that put CD57 NK1 testing on the map focusses on CD57+/CD8- cells.
So that final Abs value (78 cells/uL) would be your focus, and would be considered "low".
However, the usefullness of this test is really controversial, now. For example, my labcore CD57 result was 15 - scary low and a slam dunk for Lyme by Stricker standards, but my LLMD was not conccerned.
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