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Learn This Lyme Test Lesson

Published on Mon Jun 30, 2025

Question: We are currently seeing a greater than normal amount of requests to conduct lab tests for Lyme disease. CPT® lists a number of tests for Borrelia burgdorferi, the bacterium transmitted by tick bites that causes the disease. Which ones should we be using and why? New York Subscriber Answer: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends [...]
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