TABLE 1.

Clinical data for six panning pool sera from LB patients

Patient no.a	Age (yr)	Tick bite recall	Presence of erythema migrans	ELISA titer	IgG Western blot reactivity (bands [kDa])	LB symptom(s)
1	61	+	+	1:320	39, 41, 58, 66, 75, 100	Lyme arthritis (knee), myocarditis
2	35	−	−	1:80	30, 41, 58, 100	Lyme arthritis (knee, elbow), arthralgia
3	58	−	−	1:640	17, 30, 35, 41, 58, 75, 100	Lyme arthritis
4	35	−	−	1:40	58	Lyme arthritis, ACA
5	59	+	−	1:160	30, 58, 75, 100	Lyme arthritis (knee, fingers), neuropathy
6	28	−	−	1:80	25, 30, 39, 41, 58, 66, 75, 100	Lyme arthritis (knee), palpitation

^aPatients were selected by an experienced general practitioner.