Re: More on Klempner's deceptiveness


eugeneshapiroisapig wrote:
> but then they don't rule out infection either...so what's their use?

To confirm a positive ELISA, EIA, IFA...to CONFIRM the initial screen
results.

They are used in a diagnostic sense when selecting subjects for
reasearch.

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