inforMED
InjuryLSR

CDC LYME TEST

Received Nov 17, 2014

Report MW5039194 · MDR key 4270774

Device

Generic name

Cdc Lyme Test

Product problems

  • False Negative Result

Patient

10 YR

  • Misdiagnosis

Narrative

Description of Event or Problem

BOTH MY SON AND DAUGHTER WERE SIGNIFICANTLY DELAYED IN GETTING DIAGNOSED FOR CHRONIC LYME DISEASE BY THE CDC TESTS IS HIGHLY INACCURATE. THEY WERE TESTED MULTIPLE TIMES WITH FALSE NEGATIVE RESULTS. TOOK SEVERAL YEARS AND DOCTORS TO GET DIAGNOSED PROPERLY. AND THERE WAS NO CLINICAL ANALYSIS RELATED TO A DX OF CHRONIC LYME DISEASE.