Bartonella test

[MaggiesMoons]

Lyme came back negative, so what is the test for Bartonella? Is there something more specific?

[LNN]

Which lab did the lyme test? Were all bands negative?

 

There are separate tests for bartonella. Igenex has one that looks for antibodies to bartonella, babesia and one other infection - it looks for all 3 but it's pricey. Specialty Labs, which is a division of Quest, has a bartonella-only test that's generally covered by insurance. There's one other lab that also has a bartonella test but I can't recall the lab's name. Our LLMD used Specialty Labs.