Episode 507: LIVE from ILADS: Dr. Louis Teulières - Advancing Lyme Disease Diagnostics with Phage-Based Testing

Key Takeaways:

• Dr. Louis Teulières, a multi-national doctor with an MD and PhD, has been actively involved with ILADS since 2016 due to his research on bacteriophages at the University of Leicester.
• Frustrated with the limitations of antibiotic treatments for Borrelia, the bacteria that causes Lyme disease, Dr. Teulières explored bacteriophages as a novel diagnostic and therapeutic approach.
• Due to regulatory challenges in administering phage therapy, Dr. Teulières and his team developed a phage-based test that can directly detect the presence of Borrelia bacteria.
• This test, marketed by Red Labs in Europe for the past four years, has been used on thousands of patients and can differentiate between early, late-stage, and post-treatment Lyme disease.
• Dr. Teulières is now working to expand the test’s reach in the U.S., seeking partnerships with American clinicians and researchers to validate the test and pursue FDA clearance.
• The discussion underscores the need for innovative diagnostic tools to improve Lyme disease detection and accelerate healing journeys for patients.

About Dr. Louis Teulières:

• Medical degree from University of Nice, France.
• Specializations in immunology, hematology, immunopathology, bacteriology, and epidemiology at the Pasteur Institute in Paris and CDC in Atlanta.
• Former researcher at the Pasteur Institute, contributing to studies on immune and infectious diseases such as HIV.
• Active member of the immunology team that received the Nobel Prize in 2008 for discovering the HIV virus in 1983.
• Founder of CMIL clinics in Lisbon and Paris, specializing in immune and infectious diseases, Lyme disease, and neurodegenerative conditions.
• Co-founder of PHELIX, a charity dedicated to phage-based research and diagnostics in Lyme disease.
• Collaborates with University of Leicester, St Thomas Hospital in London, and other world-class healthcare professionals.

Resources & Links:

• Follow the latest ILADS updates: ILADS.org
• Learn more about Dr. Louis Teulières and his research: Red Labs
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