2243. Package # 182 (After tick bite)

This test detects specific IgM and IgG antibodies produced in response to infection with the Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato bacterial complex. The test is aimed at the diagnosis of current or past Lyme disease. Combined detection of IgM and IgG antibodies is more sensitive and specific than testing either marker alone.

When used in conjunction with a complete blood count, this test helps detect the disease in its early stages.

Important! To confirm a diagnosis of Lyme disease, positive and inconclusive test results must be confirmed by blotting analysis Package # 138 (Borrelia burgdorferi, IgG,IgM antibodies, BlotAnalisis).

Lyme disease is an infectious disease transmitted by the bite of a tick infected with the Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato bacteria complex.

Tick activity occurs in the spring and fall.

Early symptoms of the disease are nonspecific and easily mistaken for a viral infection, while later symptoms cause severe damage to the joints (arthritis), heart (carditis), and nervous system (neuroborreliosis).

Diagnosis is a two-step process: detection of antibodies to the pathogen and confirmation of the result by blot analysis.

Three to four weeks after a probable tick bite.

If you were outdoors (forests, parks) and have the following symptoms:

• fever;
• general malaise;
• fatigue;
• neck pain or stiffness;
• migratory joint or muscle pain;
• memory impairment and difficulty concentrating;
• headache;
• swollen lymph nodes;
• tingling sensation;
• four weeks after receiving a negative test result, if symptoms persist.

• Venous blood

In order to exclude factors that may affect the test results, we recommend to follow the preparation rules: