Most people who are infected with Lyme Disease also have one or more co-infections. If you have been diagnosed with Lyme Disease it is very important that you are tested for other co-infections that can often tag along with the Lyme. These co-infections are other bacterium, viruses and protozoan parasites such as Babesiosis, Bartonella, Ehrlichiosis, Mycoplasma, Rocky Mountain spotted fever, Colorado Tick Fever, Tularemia , Powassan encephalitis and others. It is very important to test for these as treatment will often be different depending on what type of co-infection one has.
Current consensus is that co-infections need to be treated first in order to successfully treat Lyme Disease as treatment of Lyme Disease becomes more complicated when there are co-infections present. Often treatment of Lyme is more successful when co-infections are first eliminated. Many Lyme Disease researchers now believe that co-infections are one of the reasons why some people do not respond to Lyme Disease treatment.