Method for diagnosing Lyme disease using a cellular immunological test

• Main Authors: KULLBERG BART JULIAN, NETEA MIHAI GHEORGHE, VAN DER MEER JOHANNES WILLEM MAARTEN, JOOSTEN LEONARDUS ANTONIUS BERNARDUS
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 19.04.2016
• Subjects: INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIRCHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; MEASURING; PHYSICS; TESTING

The present invention relates to a method for diagnosing Lyme disease in a subject, the method comprising the steps of: (a) obtaining a sample from said subject, (b) contacting said sample with a source of Borrelia antigens and (c) determining the expression level of a pro-inflammatory cytokine in s...