Monday, 30 August 2010

RESEARCH TESTING PATIENTS WITH ME/CFS AND/OR LYME DISEASE

I had read about research on ME/CFS patients to be done by Stanford but hadn't really recognised how significant this is to those with ME/CFS and /or Lyme Disease, below is a list of some of the testing that will be done and according to details on SpiroChicks blog Igenex lab will be used for testing for Lyme Disease.

The full articles can be found on CALDA website here

SpiroChicks blog part one here and part two here

and ProHealth here

New ME/CFS Study at Stanford: Dr. Montoya to test for scores of Infections

'The testing is very extensive and includes some 60 different tests (viral, bacterial, etc.). They are still in the process of finalizing the list of tests but so far they have told me they're testing for:XMRV

EBV

HHV6

HHV1

HHV2

CMV (HHV5)

several strains of Lyme Disease

Chlamydia Pneumoniae

Babesiosis (several strains)

Bartonella (several strains)

Ehrlichiosis

Rickettsia

Mycoplasma

Enovirus,

...and much more!!'

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