Table 1 Summary of disclosed conflicts of interest by five key guideline panel members
AuthorConflictSource
G WormserLyme diagnostic tests (Immunetics, Bio-Rad, Biopeptides, Diaspex, Abbott Laboratories)Self-disclosure, IDSA Guidelines 20065Self-disclosure, New England Journal of Medicine 20076
Lyme vaccines (Baxter, AstraZeneca, Biopeptides)
Expert witness for medical malpractice involving Lyme disease
R DattwylerLyme diagnostic tests (Biopeptides and Baxter)Self-disclosure, IDSA Guidelines 2006
Lyme vaccines (Baxter, Biopeptides)Self-disclosure, BMJ Lyme Wars 20077
US patent 7008625 Recombinant Constructs of BbSelf-disclosure, see individual patents listed in conflict column
Provisional patent 60/812,595 on a live “bacterial vaccine”, PCT/US2005/023106 “oral vaccine for Borrelia”, a wildlife vaccineBrook Technologies Release8
Provisional patent 60/799,016, “Peptide Diagnostic Agent for Lyme”
Expert witness for medical malpractice involving Lyme disease
E ShapiroVaccines: Sanofi-Aventis, NIH Grants K24RR022477, KL2RR024138, and UL1RR024139.Self-disclosure, IDSA Guidelines 2006Self-disclosure, New England Journal of Medicine 2007
Expert testimony: medical malpractice and unprofessional conduct actionsSelf-disclosure, American Academy of Neurology 20079
Insurance: reviews Lyme disease disability claims for Metropolitan Life Insurance
A SteereLyme vaccines (Baxter, GlaxoSmithKline)Self-disclosure, IDSA Guidelines 2006
Lyme diagnostic tests (Viramed)Self-disclosure, Nature 200610
J HalperinVaccines: serves as an expert witness on behalf of Lymerix (GlaxoSmithKline) in litigation regarding adverse effects from first generation vaccines (ongoing)Self-disclosure, IDSA Guidelines 2006