2330 Lyme Antibody, Total

Specimen:

Collect:

One 7.5 mL SST

Submit:

1 mL (Min:0.5 mL) Serum. Submit Refrigerated. Submit in a Standard Transport Tube.

Special Handling:

Avoid Repeated Freeze/Thaw Cycles
Separate from cells ASAP

Rejection Criteria:

Bacterially Contaminated Samples
Grossly Hemolyzed Samples
Grossly Lipemic Samples

Stability:

Ambient: 8 Hour(s); Refrigerated: 2 Day(s); Frozen: 1 Month(s); Incubated: Unacceptable

Methodology:

Fluorescence Polarization Immunoassay (FPIA)

Performed:

Tuesday, Friday

Reported:

3-5 Day(s)
All positive results are confirmed by Western Blot.

CPT Codes:

86618 - Borrelia Borgdorferi Antibody

Interpretive Data:


Patients with early Lyme disease may have undetectable antibody titers. Additional serum samples, at varying intervals, should be tested to demonstrate a rise in titer, if clinically indicated.