Testing and Diagnosis for Lyme disease | Lyme Disease | CDC

July 18, 2025

Healthcare providers consider multiple factors when evaluating a patient for Lyme disease. Laboratory diagnosis of Lyme disease relies on a blood test that detects antibodies to the Lyme bacteria. It can take several weeks after infection for the immune system to make enough antibodies to be detected by the test. CDC recommends using antibody tests that have been cleared by the U.S. Food and …

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