6321-4

Borrelia burgdorferi IgM Ab [Presence] in Serum by Immunoblot

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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)

LP37332-1   Borrelia burgdorferi Ab.IgM
The detection by Western blot of immunoglobulin M antibodies directed against Borrelia burgdorferi, a Gram negative bacterium, is one of the most reliable tests for the presence of the pathogen. Borrelia burgdorferi is transmitted to humans by the tick Ixodes scapularis and causes Lyme disease. The presence of IgM bands 21/25, 39, and 41 indicates a positive result. (Tietz Clinical Guide to Laboratory Tests, 4th edition, Wu AHB, 2006.) Source: Regenstrief Institute

Fully-Specified Name

Component

Borrelia burgdorferi Ab.IgM

Property

PrThr

Time

Pt

System

Ser

Scale

Ord

Method

IB

Additional Names

Short Name

B burgdor IgM Ser Ql IB

Display Name

B. burgdorferi IgM IB Ql (S)

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Borrelia burgdorferi IgM antibody, Blood

Basic Attributes

Class

MICRO

Type

Laboratory

First Released

Version 1.0f

Last Updated

Version 2.73

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.

Order vs. Observation

Both

Common Test Rank Get Info

2278

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Related Names

• ABS
• Aby
• Antby
• Anti
• Antibodies
• Antibody
• Autoantibodies
• Autoantibody
• B burg
• B burgdor
• B burgdorferi
• Bb
• Blt
• Burgdorf
• ID
• IMMUNE BLOT
• Immune globulin M
• Immunobl
• Immunoblot
• Immunoglobulin M
• Infectious Disease
• InfectiousDisease
• Lyme
• Lyme disease
• Lymes
• Microbiology
• Ordinal
• Point in time
• PR
• QL
• Qual
• Qualitative
• Random
• RIBA
• Screen
• Serum
• SR
• WB
• WBLOT
• West blot
• West blt
• Western blot

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