Test ID: PBORB
Lyme Disease (Borrelia burgdorferi), Molecular Detection, PCR, Blood
Secondary ID 
A test code used for billing and in test definitions created prior to November 2011
87973
NY State Approved Indicates the status of NY State approval and if the test is orderable for NY State clients.
Yes
Useful For Suggests clinical disorders or settings where the test may be helpful
Confirmation of active Lyme disease
Monitoring Lyme disease treatment
PCR testing should be limited to patients with a positive, or at least an equivocal, serologic test for antibody to Borrelia burgdorferi.
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, B
Aliases Lists additional common names for a test, as an aid in searching
Borrelia burgdorferi by PCR
Lyme Disease (PCR)
PCR
Tick-Borne Diseases
Spirochetes
Borrelia burgdorferi
Lyme Disease
Lyme Disease (PCR)
PCR
Tick-Borne Diseases
Spirochetes
Borrelia burgdorferi
Lyme Disease
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