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Borrelia burgdorferi antibody in serum by immunoblot

Indications: - confirmatory serology for Borrelia burgdorferi Notes: - confirmatory testing identifies IgG - IgM Western blots, although frequently reported by some laboratories, may be falsely positive [1]

Related

Borrelia burgdorferi Lyme disease

Specific

Borrelia burgdorferi antibody IgG band pattern Borrelia burgdorferi antibody IgM band pattern

General

immunoblotting microbiology panel

References

  1. Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 17, American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 2015