Inpatient and Outpatient Orderable

Lyme Disease, Borrelia burgdorferi Molecular Detection Build info

Synonyms

  • BORRELIA BURGDORFERI DNA BY PCR
  • LAB10587

Short Name

BORRELIA BURGDORFERI DNA BY PCR

Procedure Master Number

LAB10587

Procedure ID

111678

Clinical Info

This assay is intended to be used as an aid to the diagnosis of infections caused by Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto, the etiologic agent of Lyme disease in the United States. It is not intended to be used for testing patients suspected of acquiring Lyme disease outside of the US.

Specimen Sources

 Ankle, Left Ankle, Right Blood, Peripheral Elbow, Left Elbow, Right Finger, Left Finger, Right Hip, Left Hip, Right Jaw, Left Jaw, Right Knee, Left Knee, Right Lumbar Puncture Shoulder, Left Show more...

Specimen Types

 Blood Body Fluid Cerebrospinal Fluid

Container

Lavender top (EDTA) or Sterile container(CSF)

Collection Instructions

Submit one of the following:
 
 Whole Blood
Container/Tube : Lavender top (EDTA)
Specimen Volume: 1 mL (minimum volume: 0.5 mL) of whole blood
Transport Temperature: Refrigerate
 
   Cerebrospinal fluid(CSF)
Container/Tube: Sterile plastic container
Specimen Volume: 0.5  mL CSF (0.2 mL min) 
Transport Temperature: Refrigerate
Stability:  7 days Refrigerated
                  90 Days Frozen
 
   Synovial Fluid
 Container/Tube: Sterile plastic container
 Specimen Volume: 0.5 mL synovial fluid ( 0.2 mL min)
 Transport Temperature: Refrigerate
Stability:  7 Days Refrigerated
                 90 Days Frozen
 

Transport Instructions

Refrigerate

Specimen Stability

7 Days Refrigerated 
Unacceptable Frozen Whole blood only 

Methodology

Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)

Days Performed

Monday through Friday

Performing Laboratory

LabCorp of America

CPT

87476

PDM

 5915230

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Results
Component Name Base Name Common Name External Name
LYME PCR, SPECIMEN SOURCE LYMEPCRSRC LYME PCR SOURCE Lyme PCR, Specimen Source
LYME PCR, RESULT LYMEPCR LYME PCR Lyme Pcr, Result