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I doubt it Marcus. Stratton has too much research to do.

Everything in the US is done through prescription by a PCP (primary care physician). It is almost impossible otherwise.

And everything is compartmentalized.  If he works in research, he may not have anything to do with blood testing.

And probably the hospital there only tests blood of their own patients.

(just guessing.)

Jean2

Jean, you sound quite right there and I am sure it is the same in the UK, although only having my blood tested the once, I wouldn't know for certain, because David was in charge of testing then.

Marcus, I think you will have to find another private lab to test your blood, if you don't believe Armin labs.

i Sarah, it's not at all a problem to find a lab in Germany, even at university hospitals. My Cpn serology is highly positive. But it would be good to have a positive blood PCR for Cpn from a respected lab for the insurance. They say "old infection" and you have to prove the opposite. This is only possible with PCR testing - which came back negative from a renowned university lab in my region. However, it seems that testing for chronic Cpn via blood PCR is something special, if I get it right what Stratton has written in his patent. So I would like to know what my test result looks like when tested with the PCR Stratton uses.

Marcus, Stratton only does research.

If Vanderbilt or another lab in the States agreed to test your blood, how would you know that it would arrive in good condition?

Out of interest, if your serology   shows you’ve developed antibodies for CPN, it’s more than likely that you still have the infection? 

Difficult to say for certain because antibody levels can take a very long time to subside after successful antibiotic treatment of C. pneumoniae infection. Initially they may even rise, as dead bacterial components are scattered throughout the host. IgE levels may remain high for many years.