- YWBLCR
Lyme (Borrelia burgdorferi) IgG/IgM Western Blot CSF
Specimen:
Test Code
YWBLCR
Specimen Name
Lyme (Borrelia burgdorferi) IgG/IgM Western Blot CSF
Collect
1-Sterile Container
Submit
3 mLs (Min: 2 mL) CSF in Sterile Container Refrigerated
Special Handling
Transfer CSF to a Transport Tube or Sterile containter.
Rejection Criteria
Bacterially contaminated, heat-inactivated, hemolyzed, or xanthochromic specimens.
Stability
Ambient: 8 hours; Refrigerated: 2 weeks; Frozen: 1 year (avoid repeated freeze/thaw cycles)
Methodology
Qualitative Immunoblot
Performed
Sunday - Saturday
Reported
2-6 days
CPT Codes
- 86617 x2
Components
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Additional Information
Serum testing is recommended to diagnose Lyme neuroborreliosis. Do not order in the absence of clinical symptoms or without concurrent serum antibody testing. May be used in the workup of suspected acute Lyme neuroborreliosis.
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Common Lab Definitions
- Serum
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