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Topic: blood work test results...help

lulu71730
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Member # 16037

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I haven't been test by igenex or any other lab besides at the local hospital but I got a copy of my test results today and I need help figuring out what all it says.
3/28/08

tularemia- neg at 1:64

tularemia igm- neg at 1:64

EHR Chaff IGG- neg

EHR Chaff IGM- neg

* igg titers if 1:64 or greater indicate exposure or acute and convalescent samples showing a four- fold increase, and or the presence of IgM indicate recent or current infection.

Lyme disease AB- 0.91 -- (neg) 0.00-0.90

(equivocal) 0.91-1.09

(positive) >1.09

Note: the CDC currently advises that Western Blot testing be performed following all equivocal or positive EIA results.

Rocky Mt IGG- equivocal

Rocky Mt IGM- 9 negative- 0-9

equivocal 9-11

positive >11

Ehrlichia AB

HGE IGG titer- negative

HGE IGM titer- negative

CRP - 0.6 0.2-0.9 mg/dl

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the doc also did another "tick" test 6/25/08 but it looks like she only tested for LD and RMSF.

Lyme disease AB- 0.91

rocky mt IGG- positive

rocky mt IGM- 9

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bettyg
Unregistered

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clueless here, up for answers to your questions on tests!!!

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KS
LymeNet Contributor
Member # 12549

posted

seems to me you may have RMSF AND/OR Lyme disease. Your Lyme ELISA is equivacol and the doc needs to run a Lyme western blot. In the interim, there is enough info. there to warrant antibiotic treatment in the interim (since the western blot will take a couple of weeks).

I'm not sure of this but it may be possible that one disease could cross react with another. Eitherway, seems to me there is a high likelihood that you have some tick-borne disease. I'm assuming of course that you have symptoms.....get yourself to a doctor who really understands these tests.

Keep us posted!

Kristin

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