Posted July 9, 2014. Ugh. Some lawmakers are asking the Obama administration for stricter oversight of laboratory testing, including those labs which test for Lyme disease. Of course we want reliable, decent labs out there providing services, but the lab that ultimately diagnosed my Lyme disease and co-infections correctly was not FDA approved. The FDA approved lab that I had used initially told me twice that I did not have Lyme disease.
More government oversight of laboratories is not going to help Lyme disease patients.
“FDA regulation of Lyme Disease Tests would be contrary to the public health, stifling innovation and negatively impacting patient access to this valuable category of diagnostic laboratory services, which includes many ‘gold standard’ DNA sequencing assays, newborn screening tests, and tests for rare diseases,” a petition reads.
Read the full story here: http://www.thesunchronicle.com/news/local_news/lawmakers-urge-federal-oversight-of-lyme-disease-tests/article_c9df8979-5a2d-5c41-b7bd-8a7010911be4.html
Labs and Lyme Disease
