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Volume 27, Number 8—August 2021
Perspective

Comparison of Lyme Disease in the United States and Europe

Adriana R. MarquesComments to Author , Franc Strle, and Gary P. Wormser
Author affiliations: National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA (A.R. Marques); University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia (F. Strle); New York Medical College, Valhalla, New York, USA (G.P. Wormser)

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Figure 4

Standard 2-tier and modified 2-tier algorithms for serodiagnosis of Lyme disease. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended a standard 2-tier algorithm (A) and the modified 2-tier algorithm (B). *For patients with signs or symptoms consistent with Lyme disease for <30 days, the provider may treat and follow up with a convalescent-phase serum sample. Patients with erythema migrans should receive treatment on the basis of the clinical diagnosis. WB, Western blot.

Figure 4. Standard 2-tier and modified 2-tier algorithms for serodiagnosis of Lyme disease. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended a standard 2-tier algorithm (A) and the modified 2-tier algorithm (B). *For patients with signs or symptoms consistent with Lyme disease for <30 days, the provider may treat and follow up with a convalescent-phase serum sample. Patients with erythema migrans should receive treatment on the basis of the clinical diagnosis. WB, Western blot.

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