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ELISA

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A method of serologic testing. It is used to screen for Lyme disease but produces false-positive and false-negative results. It is commonly ordered as a “Lyme titer.” Western blot provides more definitive testing.

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Otologic Manifestations of Lyme Disease

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  1. Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Drexel University College of Medicine, 1721 Pine Street, Philadelphia, 19103, PA, USA

    Johnathan Sataloff (Research Associate) & Prof. Robert T. Sataloff M.D., D.M.A. (Chairman, Senior Associate Dean for Clinical Academic Specialties)

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  1. Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA, USA

    Stilianos E. Kountakis

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Sataloff, J., Sataloff, R.T. (2013). ELISA. In: Kountakis, S.E. (eds) Encyclopedia of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-23499-6_200189

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