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European Lyme Disease Antibody

Synonyms

  • EUROPEAN LYME DISEASE AB
  • LAB11837

Cerner Name

European Lyme Disease Ab

Clinical Info


     ** Testing no longer available  **
  Replacement test is  LYME 

Specimen Sources

Blood, Venous

Specimen Types

Blood

Specimen Volume

1 mL Serum ( 0.4 mL min)

Container

Gold Top Tube

Collection Instructions

Container/Tube: Gold Top Tube or Red Top Tube
Specimen: 1 mL Serum ( 0.4 mL min)

Transport Instructions

Refrigerated

Specimen Stability

10 Days Refrigerated
30 Days Frozen

Methodology

Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA)

Days Performed

TAT: 2 - 4 Days

Performing Laboratory

Mayo Medical Laboratories

CPT

86618
86617 x 2 - Lyme Disease European Immunoblot, S(If appropriate)
LOINC Code: 57916-9

PDM

2159702

Only Orderable at Locations:

Orderable Everywhere

Results

Result Interpretation

Reference Range: Negative
Negative
Negative result:
No antibodies to Lyme disease Borrelia species (eg Borrelia afzelii, Borrelia burgdorferi, Borrelia garinii) detected. Repeat testing on a new specimen collected in 2 to 3 weeks should be considered if acute Lyme disease due to one of these Borrelia species is suspected.

Equivocal result:
Not diagnostic. Supplemental immunoblot testing has been ordered by reflex.

Positive result:
Not diagnostic. Supplemental immunoblot testing has been ordered by reflex.

Forms

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