Last Updated: June 5, 2023 @ 9:13 am | ||
2330 | Lyme Antibody, Total | |
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Stability: | Ambient: 8 Hour(s); Refrigerated: 2 Day(s); Frozen: 1 Month(s); Incubated: Unacceptable | |
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Performed: | Tuesday, Friday | |
Reported: | 3-5 Day(s) All non-negative results are confirmed by Western Blot. | |
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Interpretive Data: | General Reference Range : none detected 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. Patients with mononucleosis, lupus erythematosis, syphilis, yaws, pinta, leptospirosis, relapsing fever or other pathogenic spirochetal diseases may give false positive Lyme Ab results. | |
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