From the Natural Institute for Health and Care Excellence GB:
“Tell patients that testing for Lyme disease has limitations. Explain that both false positive and false negative results can occur; and what this means.”
https://www.rcgp.org.uk/clinical-and-research/about/clinical-news/2019/august/nice-publishes-quality-standard-for-lyme-disease.aspx
The Horowitz Lyme-MSIDS Questionnaire is not intended as a substitute for the advice of your own physician or other medical professional. You should consult a medical professional in health-related matters, and individuals are solely responsible for their own health care decisions regarding the use of this questionnaire.
It is intended for informational purposes only and not for self-treatment or diagnosis.
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Empirical validation of the Horowitz Multiple Systemic Infectious Infectious Disease Syndrome Questionnaire for suspected Lyme disease.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/28919803/?i=15&from=lyme%20fatigue%20syndrome
“These tests are not diagnostic, they serve to determine the likelihood of having a multisystem infectious syndrome (SIMS) and/or Lyme disease.”
The information given on this page cannot substitute a medical diagnosis