Tag: BorreliaBurgdorferi

How Prevalence Influences the Interpretation of Lyme Disease Test Results in a High-Incidence State (Wisconsin) Versus a Low-Incidence State (Arkansas)

Lyme disease

Announcing a new article publication for Zoonoses journal. Clinicians’ understanding of prevalence is key in diagnostic test interpretation. In high-prevalence scenarios, the post-test probability of a positive test result can approach 100%, whereas in low-prevalence situations, the post-test probability might only slightly exceed the initial low pre-test probability. In this article an example of this […]