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Lyme Quant C₆® Test

Rosie IDEXX Reference Laboratories offers
Lyme Quant C₆® Test
(Lyme Quantitative C₆ Antibody Test)

Answers to your toughest Lyme disease questions
As part of a two-tiered approach, this breakthrough laboratory test helps you diagnose, quantify, manage and monitor Lyme-infected dogs.

Now you can quickly identify Lyme infection in canine patients and use valuable, measurable information to monitor your treatment choice.

EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT

Quant C₆ Diagnostic Update newsletter

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New Two-Tiered Approach for Canine Lyme

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Testing protocol

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SAMPLE RESULT

Quant C₆® sample result

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WELLNESS

Learn about wellness screening, fecal testing and vector-borne disease at the IDEXX Reference Laboratories.

A Two-Tiered Approach to Lyme Disease Management

Screen with the SNAP® 3Dx® Test to identify Lyme infection in clinical and subclinical dogs.

Studies show that the SNAP® 3Dx® Lyme C₆ peptide has shown little or no cross-reactivity with current Lyme vaccines.*
You'll know for sure if a dog is infected.*

Follow up Lyme-positives with a Lyme Quant C₆® Test

This reference laboratory test will help you quantify infection level so you'll know when treatment is warranted.

You can monitor these patients with a six-month convalescent test to assess response to treatment and have a new baseline in case re-infection occurs.

Case Study

Wilbur case study

C₆ technology gives you the ability to monitor response to treatment.
The Lyme titer (IFA) test and Western blot test do not.

One unique property of the C₆ antibody is that levels decline sharply after treatment, similar to what is seen with antigen levels after treatment. This sharp decrease in antibody is because the C₆ antigen is rapidly turned over by the living spirochete before the body can produce memory (B) cells. The lack of memory (B) cells means the body does not maintain a titer after the spirochetes are killed. Unlike the C₆ test, the Lyme titer (IFA) and Western blot tests measure antibodies that can persist at high levels long after treatment, making it difficult to determine whether the spirochetes are still present, even after treatment.

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*Liang FT, Jacobson RH, Straubinger RK, Grooters A, Philipp MT. Characterization of a Borrelia burgdorferi VisE invariable region useful in canine Lyme disease serodiagnosis by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. J Clin Microbiol. 2000;38(11):4160–66.

IDEXX Results PLUS® is our promise to deliver superior service and go further than anyone to provide diagnostic accuracy, offering:

Daily courier service

Turnaround Times

Days	Test Type	Pickup	Results
Courier Monday–Friday	Routine bloodwork (chems, hem, coag, UA, some serology, endo)	First pickup Second pickup	4:00–6:00 p.m. same day 8:00–9:00 a.m. next day
Saturday	Routine bloodwork	One pickup	8:00–9:00 a.m. Sunday
Monday–Saturday	Cytology^† Histopathology Specialized tests	One pickup	24–48 hours 48–72 hours See individual test listing

^•Results for cytology requests that are received on Friday may be reported on Monday

or IDEXX-Direct® overnight service

The latest pickup times
Early delivery of results
More than 74 board-certified veterinary pathologists and specialists to support your cases

Questions? Call us at 1-888-433-9987.

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Lyme Quant C6® Test

Lyme Quant C₆® Test