• Enables accurate identification of biochemically unusual strains of pathogen.
• Facilitates much earlier detection of the microorganism because the assay is independent of the host’s immune response schedule. Therefore, PCRs are useful for seronegative patients as well.
• The assay can be performed on any type of sample: whole blood, serum, urine, tissue, breast milk, cerebral spinal fluid, synovial fluid, and ticks.
• PCRs are detecting the DNA of the bacteria itself. Therefore, a positive result is definitive.
• The test also detects DNA to other Lyme Borreliae: B. afzeli, B. andersonii, B. garinii and B. mayonii.