LYME WESTERN BLOT PAN IGG, IGM LYMEWBCL

Synonyms

Allscripts (AEHR) Order Name

Not Orderable

Sunrise Clinical Manager (SCM) Order Name

Not Orderable

EPIC Order Name

Lyme Antibody, Western Blot

Clinical Info

       ** THIS IS A LAB ODERABLE ONLY **\
Lyme disease is transmitted by a tick vector carrying Borrelia burgdorferi. Immunoblot testing qualitatively examines, with high specificity, antibodies in a patient's specimen. Immunoblot testing is appropriate for confirming a detected EIA or IFA test result.

Specimen Type

Blood

Specimen Volume

1 mL of serum

Container

Gold Top Tube

Collection Instructions

Container/Tube: Gold-top tube(s)
Specimen: 1 mL of serum (0.5 mL min)
Transport Temperature: Refrigerate

Transport Instructions

Refrigerate

Specimen Stability

7 days Room Temperature
14 Days Refrigerated
30 Days Frozen

Methodology

Immunoblot (IB)

Days Performed

Tuesday - Saturday

Performing Laboratory

Quest Diagnostic Nichols Institute

CPT

86617 x 2

PDM

5304325

Result Interpretation

Forms