Borrelia burgdorferi antibody in serum by immunoblot

Indications

• confirmatory serology for Borrelia burgdorferi

Notes

• confirmatory testing identifies IgG
• IgM Western blots, although frequently reported by some laboratories, may be falsely positive

More general terms

• immunoblotting
• microbiology panel

More specific terms

• Borrelia burgdorferi antibody IgG band pattern
• Borrelia burgdorferi antibody IgM band pattern

Additional terms

• Borrelia burgdorferi
• Lyme disease