BORRELIA BURGDORFERI, IgM, SERUM

Sub Category

INFECTIOUS

Synonyms/Aliases

LYME DISEASE TEST.

Abbreviations

B. BURGDORFERI, IgM, SERUM.

^Type

INDIVIDUAL TEST.

^{7 days}

7 WORKING DAYS

^Method

IMMUNOASSAY

^Temp

AMBIENT (1 HOUR), REFRIGERATED (7 DAYS), FROZEN (30 DAYS).

^Setup

BATCHED.

Components Parameters

N/A

PRE-ANALYTIC CONSIDERATIONS

Test Ordering Instructions

FILL OUT TEST REQUEST FORM FULLY & LEGIBLY.

Patient preparation

N/A

Sample type

SERUM, CSF.

Container/ preservative

SERUM SEPARATOR TUBE (SST/ GEL) OR PLAIN (RED TOP) VACUTAINER.

Sample volume

2ML

Rejection criteria

LABELING ISSUE (UNLABELED/ MISLABELED); MISSING REQUEST FORM; MISMATCH BETWEEN REQUEST FORM & SAMPLE DETAILS; MISSING AGE/ GENDER; WRONG SAMPLE TYPE; INSUFFICIENT SAMPLE; HEMOLYZED, LIPEMIC, ICTERIC SAMPLES.

Other Instructions

N/A.

Reference intervals

APPROPRIATE VALUES PROVIDED WITH REPORT.

Clinical Utility

DIAGNOSIS OF LYME DISEASE. A POSITIVE RESULT IS CONSISTENT WITH CURRENT/ RECENT INFECTION. IgM IS THE FIRST ANTIBODY PRODUCED BY THE IMMUNE SYSTEM IN RESPONSE TO INFECTION.

Test Limitations/ Confounders

FALSE POSITIVE RESULTS CAN OCCUR FROM OTHER INFECTIONS.