Cyrex Array 12 — Pathogen-Associated Immune Reactivity Screen

Description

Cyrex Array 12 — Pathogen-Associated Immune Reactivity Screen™

Certain pathogens can trigger autoimmune disease through molecular mimicry — where pathogen proteins resemble human tissue proteins, causing the immune system to attack self-tissue. Cyrex Array 12 identifies elevated immune reactivity against 29 bacterial, viral, and parasitic pathogens associated with autoimmune triggering.

Pathogens Tested (IgG + IgA):

• Bacterial: Streptococcus (pyogenes, pneumoniae, mutans), Staphylococcus aureus, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Proteus mirabilis, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Helicobacter pylori, Borrelia burgdorferi (Lyme), Mycoplasma pneumoniae, Chlamydia pneumoniae, E. coli LPS, Campylobacter jejuni, Clostridium perfringens
• Viral: EBV (Epstein-Barr), CMV (Cytomegalovirus), HSV-1/HSV-2, HHV-6, Parvovirus B19, Coxsackievirus, Rubella
• Fungi/Other: Candida albicans, Aspergillus niger, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Giardia, Toxoplasma gondii

Clinical Applications:

• Autoimmune disease triggered by infection (post-infectious autoimmunity)
• Unexplained autoimmunity — identifying the infectious trigger
• Rheumatoid arthritis, reactive arthritis, and joint autoimmunity
• Neurological autoimmune disease (post-viral or post-bacterial)
• Chronic Lyme and co-infections

Sample Type:

Blood serum — single blood draw.

Ref: HSE1563