Western blot band ,eanings

[Guest guest]

I know a read a question about what the bands mean. I found this on the ILADS

site under Treatment Guidelines and thought I'd share it. The entire article is

very informative.

http://www.ilads.org/lyme_disease/B_guidelines_12_17_08.pdf

" Western blots are reported by showing which bands are reactive. 41KD bands

appear the earliest but can cross react with other spirochetes. The 18KD,

23-25KD (Osp C), 31KD (Osp A), 34KD (Osp , 37KD, 39KD,

83KD and the 93KD bands are the species-specific ones, but appear later or may

not appear at all. You should see at least the 41KD and one of the specific

bands. 55KD, 60KD, 66KD, and 73KD are nonspecific and nondiagnostic. "