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Sensitivity and specificity of commercial two tier testing for Lyme disease
| Study | Sensitivity | Specificity |
|---|---|---|
| Schmitz et al. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 1993;12:419-24 | 66% | 100% |
| Engstrom et al. J Clin Microbiol 1995;33:419-27 | 55% | 96% |
| Ledue et al. J Clin Microbiol 1996;34:2343-50 | 50% | 100% |
| Trevejo et al. J Infect Dis 1999;179:931-8 | 29% | 100% |
| Nowakowski et al. Clin Infect Dis 2001;33:2023-7 | 66% | 99% |
| Bacon et al. J Infect Dis 2003;187:1187-99 | 68% | 99% |
| Mean of all studies | 56% | 99% |
