Nearly 1 in 3 Patients with Suspected Lyme Disease are Co-Positive for Other Tick-Borne Pathogens, Finds Study by Quest Diagnostics

Summary

Quest Diagnostics published a study in JAMA Network Open analyzing over 193,000 patients nationwide, finding that nearly 1 in 3 patients with suspected Lyme disease are co-positive for other tick-borne pathogens, with Borrelia burgdorferi-exposed individuals being over four times more likely to have antibodies against other tick-borne pathogens.