Apparently they somehow sequence DNA in a blood sample against the entire published public registry of microorganism genomes (some sites such as NIH publish these from an amalgam of sources).
So, for $3000.00 each for the prokaryote (bacteria) and the eukaryote (fungus/protozoan) you can have your blood tested for every known microbe.
I am intrigued by this. If I win a scratch-off lotto ticket, I am so in! If not, I can fantasize about the pros and cons of depleting my savings account.
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Jordana
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I dunno.
I got a Lyme PCR from Igenex and it was negative from a blood sample. My babesia FISH test was negative and so was bartonella FISH. Still pretty sure I have all three.
The bacteria have to actually *be* in the blood sample.
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Keebler
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- You say for six grand ". . . you can have your blood tested for every known microbe. . . ."
I do not believe that is possible. -
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