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Lyme Disease

Lyme disease is caused by the Borrelia species and is tick-transmitted.  

 

For Lyme disease diagnosis, our laboratory offers:

- Serology

- Polymerase chain reaction (PCR)

- Culture

1 

Serology

For the serology, the serum is examined using three tests for the presence of specific antibodies.  Our laboratory uses the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) as the primary screening assay and the immunoblot as a secondary or confirmatory assay.

2

PCR

PCR is used to directly identify Borrelia species DNA. 

3

CULTURE

Our cultures attempt to isolate the causative organisms which can tale up to six weeks.

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