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Borrelia burgdorferi IgM

Category Medical Microbiology
Reporting frequency 1 - 3 days

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Serum Gel Gold, clotted blood, 2 x 5-10ml

Please provide details of any tick bite or exposure as well as date of symptom onset. Any sample found to be reactive in-house will be sent to the reference laboratory (Rare and Imported Pathogens Laboratory, PHE Porton Down) for confirmation

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