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. 1999 May;6(3):445.
doi: 10.1128/CDLI.6.3.445-445.1999.

Diagnosis of Lyme borreliosis by a whole-blood gamma interferon assay for cell-mediated immune responses

V K Sikand, J S Rothel, R M Martin

Diagnosis of Lyme borreliosis by a whole-blood gamma interferon assay for cell-mediated immune responses

V K Sikand et al. Clin Diagn Lab Immunol. 1999 May.
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FIG. 1
FIG. 1
IFN-γ production in whole blood from Lyme patients and control subjects stimulated with a B. burgdorferi cell sonicate. The cutoff (mean of control samples + 3 standard deviations) is indicated by a dashed line.
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