Antibodies Against Borrelia burgdorferi IgM or IgG Using the ELISA Method

Testing for IgG and IgM Antibodies Against Borrelia burgdorferi, the Bacterium Responsible for Lyme Disease

Lyme Disease - IgM and IgG Antibodies

Antibodies against Borrelia spirochetes are the result of the immune response to infection by these microorganisms. The earliest antibodies to appear are those of the IgM class, typically within about 2 to 4 weeks after the onset of clinical symptoms of Lyme disease. Usually, after 4–8 weeks of untreated infection, nearly 100% of patients develop IgG class antibodies. Both IgG and IgM antibodies (in about 10% of cases) for B. burgdorferi can persist for months or years after the complete elimination of live spirochetes from the body by antibiotics. Their levels decrease very slowly after treatment, and serological test results do not change significantly over a period of several months.

The test is conducted using a screening method.

NOTICE! The sample for testing can be collected at the Borlamed laboratory collection point at 4 Giuseppe Garibaldi Street, Suite 12A, in Warsaw!