LOINC display name : B. garinii afzelii oppA1 gene NAA non-probe Ql (Specimen);
LOINC long common name : Borrelia garinii afzelii oppA1 gene [Presence] in Specimen by NAA with non-probe detection;
LOINC short name : B gar afz oppA1 Spec Ql NAA non-probe;
LOINC description : The DNA amplification target is the 283-bp plasminogen-binding protein gene (oppA1),
which is present at a frequency of one copy per organism in all four pathogenic species
of the Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato genogroup (Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto,
Borrelia afzelii, Borrelia garinii, and Borrelia mayonii). Melting curve analysis
is used to differentiate B. afzelii and B. garinii from the other two species but
cannot differentiate between B. afzelii and B. garinii. Potential specimens include
CSF, tissue, and synovial fluid.;
Has component