11551-9

Borrelia burgdorferi DNA [Presence] in Cerebral spinal fluid by Probe with amplification

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LP14087-8   Borrelia burgdorferi
Borrelia burgdorferi is a Gram negative spirochete bacterium that causes Lyme disease. It is most commonly transmitted to humans by an infected tick. Typical symptoms include fever, headache, fatigue, and a characteristic skin rash called erythema migrans that usually spreads from the bite mark. If left untreated, infection can spread to joints, the heart, and the nervous system. Paralysis of one or both sides of the face may occur. Treatment often requires antibiotics. This bacterium is microaerophillic and slow-growing, explaining the long delays when diagnosing Lyme disease. There are a large number of sub-species which differ in clinical symptoms and presentation as well as geographic distribution. The life-cycle of B. burgdorferi is complex, requiring ticks, rodents, and deer as temporary hosts. Mice are the primary reservoir for the bacteria that are transmitted to deer by the tick Ixodes scapularis. Copyright Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License. See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ for details. Source: Wikipedia, Borrelia burgdorferi (Wikipedia)

LP37334-7   Borrelia burgdorferi DNA
B. burgdorferi causes Lyme disease and is transmitted to humans via a tick vector. IgM detected by Western blot is best for early detection. IgM antibodies appear within a few weeks of disease onset, whereas IgG antibodies appear later. IgG, and to some extent IgM antibodies, may persist for months or even years. Positive PCR tests may occur before sero-conversion, but are not diagnostic for active disease as PCR does not distinguish between live and dead organisms. A negative result does not exclude the diagnosis due to transient spirochetemia, small amount of spirochetes in the sample, or the presence of B. burgdorferi strains with alternate DNA sequences. (Information from Quest Diagnostics 2007 11 02.) Source: Regenstrief Institute

Fully-Specified Name

Component

Borrelia burgdorferi DNA

Property

PrThr

Time

Pt

System

CSF

Scale

Ord

Method

Probe.amp

Additional Names

Short Name

B burgdor DNA CSF Ql Probe amp

Display Name

B. burgdorferi DNA Probe amp Ql (CSF)

Consumer Name Alpha Get Info

Borrelia burgdorferi, Spinal fluid

Basic Attributes

Class

MICRO

Type

Laboratory

First Released

Version 1.0j-a

Last Updated

Version 2.63

Change Reason

The PrThr property is used for LOINC terms whose results are reported using an ordered categorical scale, regardless of whether or not an internal threshold was used to make that determination. This change was approved by the Laboratory LOINC Committee in June 2016.

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Both

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Related Names

• Amplif
• Amplification
• Amplified
• B burg
• B burgdor
• B burgdorferi
• Bb
• Burgdorf
• Cerebral spinal fluid
• Cerebrospinal Fl
• Deoxyribonucleic acid
• DNA NUCLEIC ACID PROBE
• DNA probe
• ID
• Infectious Disease
• InfectiousDisease
• Lyme
• Lyme disease
• Lymes
• Microbiology
• Neuro
• Neurology
• Ordinal
• Point in time
• PR
• Probe amp
• Probe with ampification
• QL
• Qual
• Qualitative
• Random
• Screen
• Spinal Fl
• Spinal Fld
• Spinal Flu
• Spinal Fluid

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