Label Mnemonic: | CLYMEAB |
Epic code: | LAB2654 |
Downtime form: | Doctor/Provider Orders - Pathology Core and Specialty Care Nursery |
6240-8 RCP
356-8593
Preferred Minimum: 6 mL CSF
Absolute Minimum: 2.5 mL CSF
With a traumatic tap CSF from tube #3 is preferred.
Bacterially contaminated, heat-inactivated, hemolyzed, or xanthochromic specimens.
1-4 days upon receipt at reference laboratory
0.90 IV: Negative - VlsE1 and pepC10 antibodies to B. burgdorferi not detected.
0.91-1.09 IV: Equivocal - Repeat testing in 10-14 days may be helpful. 1.10 IV or greater: Positive - VlsE1 and pepC10 antibodies to B. burgdorferi detected.
The detection of antibodies to Borrelia burgdorferi in cerebrospinal fluid may indicate central nervous system infection. However, consideration must be given to possible contamination by blood or transfer of serum antibodies across the blood-brain barrier. Lyme disease diagnosis in serum is recommended prior to any CSF studies.
Semi-Quantitative Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay/Qualitative Immunoblot