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Posted 2/18/2021 2:30 PM (GMT -5)
I’m almost 12 weeks pregnant !
Most of my blood tests came back normal. I had a false positive for syphilis. Doctor said it’s common with autoimmune conditions and wants to test me further, especially dor Lupus.

That said - Lyme bacteria LOOKS like syphilis under a microscope. So I’m wondering if that’s it ? This was a blood test so I don’t know how the test is run. The doctor already knows I have Lyme and I’m still on abx treating while pregnant.

Any thoughts ? Has this happened to anyone else ?
Posted 2/18/2021 2:45 PM (GMT -5)
First - CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Questions:
1. Was the blood test a pcr - where they test for the dna of the bacteria..?
2. If it was not a pcr, but an antibody test....then they wouldn't see that it was a spirochete.
Posted 2/18/2021 3:50 PM (GMT -5)
I don’t fully know. I have to move to a more high risk OB anyway so I’ll get all my records. They are testing me for a blood clotting disorder and Lupus as well.
Posted 2/19/2021 9:03 AM (GMT -5)
Band 41 is a spirochete. Syphilis is a spirochete. You have to check to see what other syphilis tests they did. They would have had to do other tests to confirm that diagnosis.
Posted 2/19/2021 10:28 PM (GMT -5)
That makes sense. The doctor also said she knows it’s a false positive test
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