LYME WESTERN BLOT PAN IGG, IGM LYMEWBCL

Synonyms

Allscripts (AEHR) Order Name

Not Orderable

Sunrise Clinical Manager (SCM) Order Name

Not Orderable

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

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

Lyme Disease Ab (IgG), Blot	Negative
Lyme Disease Ab (IgM), Blot	Negative

Forms