Description
The study is intended for the qualitative determination of antibodies to Borrelia antigens in human blood serum for the diagnosis of tick-borne borreliosis (Lyme disease) and associated diseases: chronic erythema migrans, benign lymphadenosis cutis, acrodermatitis chronica atrophicans, arthritis, carditis, lymphocytic meningoradiculoneuritis, and neuroborreliosis. Immunoglobulins M (IgM) appear in the blood first. They are detected 2-3 weeks after a tick bite, reaching a maximum after 6 weeks, then their level gradually decreases over several months and even years. Testing for IgM antibodies is optimal for diagnosing recent infection (within 1-2 months after the first symptoms).
Period of execution
Within 9 days. The specified time does not include the day of biomaterial collection
Biomaterial type