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Errors in Diagnostic Test Use and Interpretation Contribute to the High Number of Lyme Disease Referrals in a Low-Incidence State
Lyme disease accounted for more than two-thirds (56 of 81, 69.1%) of all tick-borne disease referrals to a large, academic infectious diseases clinic in a low-incidence state. Deviations from diagnostic testing guidelines and errors in test interpretation were common (23 of 35, 65.7%), suggesting th...
Autores principales: | Boyce, Ross M, Speight, Carly, Lin, Jessica T, Farel, Claire E |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2020
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6976340/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31988970 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofaa009 |
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