Appropriate and Inappropriate Indications For Lyme Disease Serologic Testing in Lyme-Endemic Regions
| Appropriate | Inappropriate |
|---|---|
| Note: If patient does not meet any of the above criteria for appropriateness, the decision to order a Lyme disease serologic test is left to the discretion of the clinician. | |
| Patient with oligoarticular arthritis | Patient is asymptomatic |
| Patient with cranial neuritis | Patient with clinician-diagnosed erythema migrans |
| Patient with lymphocytic meningitis | Patient treated empirically with antibiotics |
| Patient with atrioventricular block | Serologic test ordered as a test of cure |
| Patient with carditis | |