cd 57 question

mystery1

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Joined : Mar 2013

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Posted 7/10/2013 4:27 AM (GMT -5)

what does a cd 57 test result look like if you have lyme disease? my showed 60 percent but the total was high like 500 what does this mean?

Summer3

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Posted 7/10/2013 6:25 AM (GMT -5)

The CD57 isn't a reliable marker for everyone. Some people with Lyme have high numbers and are still very sick. It used to be thought that a low number was associated with chronic Lyme and now, some doctors feel it's still useful and others don't. Some doctors still use it to gauge when it's safe to go off treatment.

Razzle

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Posted 7/10/2013 12:12 PM (GMT -5)

And some who have Babesia (or other coinfections) have seen very high CD-57 results...

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