The following NIH study recovered living Borrelia (Lyme bacteria) from a patient with “Post Treatment Lyme Disease Syndrome” (PTLDS) which we all know is a fictitious syndrome to deny chronic Lyme disease. Test for persistent Lyme infection using live ticks shown safe in clinical study http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2014-02/nioa-tfp021214.php February 12, 2014 NIH/National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Summary: In a first-of-its-kind study for Lyme disease, researchers have used live, disease-free ticks to see if Lyme disease bacteria can be detected in people who continue to experience symptoms such as fatigue or arthritis after completing antibiotic therapy. Results: Xenodiagnosis was positive for B. burgdorferi DNA in the person with erythema migrans who underwent xenodiagnosis early during therapy and in a volunteer with PTLDS.