Borrelia burgdorferi (Lyme Disease) Abs, IgG & IgM by Western Blot

Specimen Container

gold

Specimen Collection Type

serum

Minimum Volume To Collect (Ml)

1 mL

Specimen Preparation

separate < 2hrs

Stability

Ambient Stability: 48 hrs
Refrig Stability: 2 weeks
Frozen Stability: 1 Year

Unacceptable Conditions

CSF or plasma. Contaminated, heat-inactivated, severely hemolyzed, severely lipemic, and severely icteric specimens.

Preferred Transportation Temperature

REFRIGERATED

Remarks

Per CDC guidelines, if ELISA test result is NEGATIVE, immunoblot should not be performed.

This test should be used for confirmation of an equivocal or positive B. burgdorferi total antibodies, IgG and/or IgM test performed on patients less than 4 weeks after appearance of erythema migrans.

Performed

Sun-Sat

Reported

1-4 days

Methodology

Qualitative Immunoblot

Lab Department

Core

Testing Location

IHC

Synonyms

Lyme Antibodies
Lyme Disease
Lyme Disease Antibodies (Serum), WB
Lyme Disease Ab Western Blot
Lyme Disease antibodies WB
0050254

Test OR Panel

Test

Misc Instructions

SPECIMEN PREPARATION: Separate serum from cells ASAP or within 2 hours of collection. Transfer 1 mL serum to an ARUP Standard Transport Tube. (Min: 0.15 mL)

CPT Codes

86617 x2

LOINC

98205-8

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