28. List reasons why a Lyme test may not be accurate.

1. Antibiotic use prior to testing
2. Patient has been on steroids or cancer drugs
3. Antibodies are bound by bacteria
4. Immunosupression
5. The bacteria has shifted forms
6. Lab standards for cut off are too high
7. The test was performed too early or before antibodies had a chance to form
8. Bands checked are for reporting purposes, not for clinical diagnosis
9. Poor lab used that does not specialize in tick borne illnesses
10. Contamination of specimen
11. Various strains are not identified using standard tests

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