Test ID: PBORR
Lyme Disease (Borrelia burgdorferi), Molecular Detection, PCR
Secondary ID 
A test code used for billing and in test definitions created prior to November 2011
80574
Useful For Suggests clinical disorders or settings where the test may be helpful
Confirmation of active Lyme disease
Monitoring Lyme disease treatment
Diagnosing and monitoring Lyme arthritis
PCR testing should be limited to patients with at least an equivocal or positive serologic test for antibody to Borrelia burgdorferi.
Testing of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) by PCR in patients with suspected Lyme neuroborreliosis should be requested only on patients with positive Borrelia burgdorferi antibody in serum confirmed by Western blot assay LYWB/9535 Lyme Disease Antibody, Western Blot, Serum and with abnormal CSF findings (elevated protein and WBC >10 cells/high-power field).
Method Name A short description of the method used to perform the test
Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)/DNA Probe Hybridization
(PCR is utilized pursuant to a license agreement with Roche Molecular Systems, Inc.)
Reporting Name A shorter/abbreviated version of the Published Name for a test; an abbreviated test name
Lyme Disease PCR
Aliases Lists additional common names for a test, as an aid in searching
Borrelia burgdorferi by PCR
Lyme Disease
Lyme Disease (PCR)
Lyme Disease, CSF
PCR
Spirochete
Tick-Borne Diseases
Lyme Disease
Lyme Disease (PCR)
Lyme Disease, CSF
PCR
Spirochete
Tick-Borne Diseases
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