LOINC Code 87274-7: B. afzelii+burgdorferi+garinii IgG and IgM panel Line blot (S)

What is this code?

LOINC codes identify tests, measurements, observations, survey items, and clinical questions in a standardized way. It is associated with the component Borrelia afzelii+burgdorferi+garinii Ab.IgG & IgM panel. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Ser.

When is it used?

• Used in lab systems, EHRs, and clinical data exchange.
• May identify a test, observation, survey item, or clinical document request rather than a diagnosis.
• Status: ACTIVE
• Order vs observation: Order
• Panel type: Panel
• Method: Line blot

What it does not mean

• The code identifies the observation or test, not the actual result.

Key facts

• Borrelia afzelii+burgdorferi+garinii IgG and IgM panel - Serum by Line blot
• Borrelia afzelii+burgdorferi+garinii Ab.IgG & IgM panel
• This test aids in diagnosis of Lyme disease caused by an infection with Borrelia species endemic to Europe and Asia, including B garinii, B afzelii, or B burgdorferi. The panel contains the qualitative results for the detection of IgM and IgG-class antibodies to B garinii, B afzelii, and B burgdorferi as well as the band patterns identified. The assay detects but does not differentiate between the species. The presence of specific bands suggests a recent infection of Lyme disease. This panel set was created for, but not limited in use to, the Borrelia ViraStripe IgG & IgM assay, which uses native, purified antigens immobilized on a test strip to which patient antibodies, if present, will bind. Various manufacturers label this method as an immunoblot technique. LOINC uses the immunoblot (IB) method to mean that some electrophoretic/chromatographic separation occurs such that position (size) of the band is part of the laboratory assessment (as in Western blot). Because this assay does not involve a separation step but rather uses strips with pre-fixed antigens, the LOINC Method is Line blot.
• B afz+burg+gari; B afz+burg+gari IgG+IgM Pnl; B afzelii; ID; Immune globulin G; Immune globulin M; Immunoglobulin G; Immunoglobulin M; Infectious Disease; InfectiousDisease; Microbiology; Pan; PANEL.MICROBIOLOGY; Panl; Pnl; Point in time; Random; Serum; SR

Where you may see this code

You may see this code in lab systems, lab reports, EHR exports, interoperability feeds, or other structured clinical data exchanges.

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