What is a Lyme immunoblot used for?
Within a validated pathway it can provide supplemental specificity after an initial serology result, interpreted with timing and symptoms.
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Direct answer
Within a validated pathway it can provide supplemental specificity after an initial serology result, interpreted with timing and symptoms.
Use it in context
Testing depends on symptoms, timing, exposure and validated pathways and must be interpreted clinically.
Practical next step
This article is educational and cannot diagnose, exclude or treat illness. Use NHS 111, a GP, emergency services or the corresponding local service according to symptom severity.
Sources and further reading
UK Lyme disease guidance and data
For current UK clinical advice, public-health guidance and surveillance data, consult these primary national sources.