Borrelia burgdorferi PCR (Lyme disease)

About This Test

Department: Virology and Molecular Microbiology

Requirement:

CSF: Sterile container. Please pair with a 4ml serum sample (red topped)

Provide specific travel and exposure history, please state if history of tick bite, provide details of symptoms including onset dates.

Failure to provide relelvant clinical information may result in sample being rejected.

Turnaround Time:

7-10 working days

Detection of Borrelia DNA in clinical samples

Other Comments:

If processing is delayed, refrigeration is preferable to storage at ambient temperature. Delays of over 24 hours are undesirable

Measurement units: Not applicable
Clinical decision points: Interpretive comments included in report
Factors known to significantly affect results: Haemolysis
Reference Lab: PHE Porton