B. burgdorferi (Lyme), PCR
Label Mnemonic: | LYMEPCR |
Epic code: | LAB2655 |
Downtime form: | A-1a Doctor/Provider Orders - Pathology Core and Specialty Care Nursery |
Commercial Mail-out Laboratory
5231 RCP
356-8593
5231 RCP
356-8593
Specimen(s):
CSF, Skin Punch, Synovial Fluid or Serum
Specimen
Instructions:
Specimen source required.
Collection Medium:
or | ||
Sterile container | Red top tube 5 mL (Clot Activator) |
Minimum:
Preferred Minimum: 1 mL CSF, Skin Punch or Synovial Fluid in sterile
container
Absolute Minimum: 0.5 mL in sterile container
1 mL serum in red top tube
Absolute Minimum: 0.5 mL in sterile container
1 mL serum in red top tube
Rejection Criteria:
Heparinized specimens. Frozen whole blood. Clotted or severely lipemic
specimens.
Delivery Instructions:
Submit specimen to laboratory as soon as possible after collection.
Testing Schedule:
1-4 days upon receipt at reference laboratory
Reference Range:
Negative - Borrelia species DNA not detected by PCR.
Positive - Borrelia species DNA detected by PCR.
Positive - Borrelia species DNA detected by PCR.
Methodology:
Qualitative Polymerase Chain Reaction
CPT Code:
87476
See also:
B. burgdorferi (Lyme), CSF
B. burgdorferi (Lyme), CSF