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Tick-borne Disease, Acute Molecular Panel, Non-Lyme
Test Code32338
CPT Codes
87468, 87469, 87478, 87484
Includes
Anaplasma Phagocytophilum DNA, Qualitative Real-Time PCR
Babesia microti DNA, Real-Time PCR
Borrelia miyamotoi DNA, Real-Time PCR, Miscellaneous
Ehrlichia chaffeensis DNA, Real-Time PCR
Babesia microti DNA, Real-Time PCR
Borrelia miyamotoi DNA, Real-Time PCR, Miscellaneous
Ehrlichia chaffeensis DNA, Real-Time PCR
Preferred Specimen
3 mL whole blood collected in an EDTA (lavender-top) tube
Minimum Volume
1.5 mL
Transport Temperature
Refrigerated (cold packs)
Specimen Stability
Room temperature: 48 hours
Refrigerated: 7 days
Frozen: 30 days
Refrigerated: 7 days
Frozen: 30 days
Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Received frozen • Heparin as an anticoagulant
Methodology
Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction
Setup Schedule
Set up and Report available: See individual assays
Reference Range
| Anaplasma phagocytophilum DNA, QL Real Time PCR | Not Detected |
| Babesia microti DNA, Real-Time PCR | Not Detected |
| Borrelia miyamotoi DNA, Real-Time PCR, Misc | Not Detected |
| Ehrlichia chaffeensis DNA, Real-Time PCR | Not Detected |
Clinical Significance
Comprehensive molecular panel for the diagnosis of various tick-borne diseases provides a solution for physicians in that such a panel obviates the need to consider tests for individual agents, each of which may cause illness with overlapping geographic distributions and clinical presentations.
