73897-1

LOINC 2.82

Chronic lyme disease panel - Blood by Flow cytometry (FC)

Chronic lyme dis Pnl Bld FC

Definition

  • This test is used in the work up of so called "chronic lyme disease". Although controversial, it has been reported that lower frequencies of circulating CD57+ NK cells can be associated with chronic Lyme Disease. Clinical improvement is correlated with increasing levels of CD57+CD3- lymphocytes over time for patients on antibiotic therapy (Stricker, RA and E.E. Winger, Immunology Letters 76 (2001) pp 43-48).

Component

  • Chronic lyme disease panel

Specimen / system

  • Bld

Class

  • PANEL.CELLMARK

Property

  • -

Scale

  • -

Method

  • Flow cytometry

Related names

  • Blood; CELL MARKERS; Chronic lyme dis Pnl; Dis; Diseases; Dynamic; Dz; FC; Pan; PANEL.CELLMARK; Panl; Pnl; Point in time; Random; WB; Whole blood

Index terms

  • Blood
  • CELL MARKERS
  • Chronic lyme dis Pnl
  • Dis
  • Diseases
  • Dynamic
  • Dz
  • FC
  • Pan
  • PANEL.CELLMARK
  • Panl
  • Pnl
  • Point in time
  • Random
  • WB
  • Whole blood