**Correction** Bartonella was only detected in up to 30% of the cohort, not 50% as stated.
Detection of tick-borne infection in Morgellons disease patients by serological and molecular techniques https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6233863/
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Epstein-Barr virus and cytomegalovirus infections cause false-positive results in IgM two-test protocol for early Lyme borreliosis https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10378140/
Goossens HA, Nohlmans MK, van den Bogaard AE. Epstein-Barr virus and cytomegalovirus infections cause false-positive results in IgM two-test protocol for early Lyme borreliosis. Infection. 1999 May-Jun;27(3):231. doi: 10.1007/BF02561539. PMID: 10378140.
Understanding Cross Reactivity For Lyme Disease https://support.everlywell.com/article/362-understanding-cross-reactivity
Abbott ARCHITECT Syphilis TP Chemiluminescent Immunoassay Accurately Diagnoses Past or Current Syphilis in Pregnancy https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31905408/
Adhikari EH, Frame IJ, Hill E, Fatabhoy R, Strickland AL, Cavuoti D, McIntire DD, Hollaway RM. Abbott ARCHITECT Syphilis TP Chemiluminescent Immunoassay Accurately Diagnoses Past or Current Syphilis in Pregnancy. Am J Perinatol. 2020 Jan;37(1):112-118. doi: 10.1055/s-0039-3400994. Epub 2020 Jan 6. PMID: 31905408.
RPR https://www.healthline.com/health/rpr-test#results
VDRL https://www.ucsfhealth.org/medical-tests/003515#:~:text=A%20negative%20test%20is%20normal,%2D%20and%20late%2Dstage%20syphilis.
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