Supposedly, they test for all strains of Babs.

So if you get a negative result, does that mean that there were zero protozoa in the sample?

Or could they have missed it?

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After they receive your blood, your doctor gets a preliminary report that shows all of your Lyme, babs,hge and hme.

In the 1990s, I had negative tests for Babesia at a couple reputable Lyme labs.

Possibly, there is a different strain in the South that is not picked up by tests checking for Microti and WA-1 strains.
We have a Lyme-like illness in the South that is not picked up by the usual LD tests.

In 2001, had Bowen tests done & they found I was positive for Lyme & also positive for Babesia. Negative for both Ehrlichiosis.

It wasn't until I was diagnosed & treated for Babesiosis & Bartonella (test at MDL) that I got off antibiotics.
I've been off for 2 years.

Thank you, Bowen Lab for your part in improving my health!!

But most of all, I thank the people on LymeNet who have so generously shared info about labs, Tick-Borne Diseases, diagnosis, treatment, and LLMDs.
They've saved my life & saved my grandson's life, too!!!

Don't want to mislead anyone. I am not over my Lyme yet. In the last 6 months or so, very mild symptoms have been creeping back.
Not bad considering I've had LD since the late 1970s or early 1980s, with no diagnosis & treatment until 1992.