25. What has the CDC determined to be the proper testing procedure for confirming that a patient does or does not have Lyme disease?

TRICK question- The CDC states emphatically that Lyme tests are NOT to be used to exclude a diagnosis of Lyme disease. A negative test is NOT to be considered absolute by any means... nor is it to be used to indicate a cure. As the CDC states, Lyme disease is a 'clinical diagnosis'. No test has been developed that can confirm a patient is 'cured' of Lyme disease.

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