Esther12
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[edit: These posts have been cut from a thread about adding a new 'Lyme' sub-forum]:
Post XMRV it's probably also worth having a sticky warning people of the danger of unvalidated tests. It's been a while since I looked into this, but when I last did, it seemed that no lyme testing was 100% accurate, and that there were loads of rubbish alternative tests which were leading to a lot of patients being wrongly given a diagnosis of Lyme. Unless there is published evidence that a test is at least somewhat reliable under blinded conditions, then I would encourage everyone to avoid them and those who sell them.
Post XMRV it's probably also worth having a sticky warning people of the danger of unvalidated tests. It's been a while since I looked into this, but when I last did, it seemed that no lyme testing was 100% accurate, and that there were loads of rubbish alternative tests which were leading to a lot of patients being wrongly given a diagnosis of Lyme. Unless there is published evidence that a test is at least somewhat reliable under blinded conditions, then I would encourage everyone to avoid them and those who sell them.