3151. PCR. Borrelia burgdorferi sensu (CSF, qualitative determination)

The PCR test detects the DNA of the Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato bacterial complex in the cerebrospinal fluid of individuals who have likely had contact with an ixodid tick and/or have early and/or late manifestations of neuroborreliosis. The advantage of this method is that it can detect infection in cases of negative Borrelia burgdorferi antibodies during the progression of neuroborreliosis symptoms.

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 blotting analysis.

• After a probable tick bite.
• With manifestations of early neuroborreliosis (Bannwarth syndrome).
• Serous meningitis.
• Facial nerve damage.
• Multiple painful radiculopathy.

• Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)

The sampling should be done by your doctor. Deliver collected biomaterial to the laboratory for testing.