Dr. Breitschwerdt taught that after treatment, negative antibodies can create a “rebirth of Bartonella antibodies.”
He may mean that a past antibody level which dropped to negative increases with treatment, or perhaps that antibodies become positive after treatment.
Our Detection Trick For Bartonella
For 20 years has been to treat for possible Bartonella, and this stealth bacteria often becomes positive.
This is one tool not used by “Lyme Doctors” that results in ongoing illness.
Quote: Lesson 1: Diagnosis of Bartonella Species Infections | VectorWise CME. Accessed August 7, 2026.