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Types of Lyme Disease Tests. There are a number of different types of Lyme disease tests, all with varying degrees of accuracy, and applications in a variety of patient scenarios.nproven Lyme Tests. Types of tests for Lyme disease which remain unproven include antigen Lyme tests and PCR tests on urine, immunofluorescent staining for those forms of Borrelia bacteria that are cell-wall-deficient, and a new LTT-MELISA test.
A Lyme disease test detects antibodies to the Lyme disease bacteria Borrelia burgdorferi in the blood. Lyme disease bacteria are spread by certain kinds of ticks. Lyme disease can be hard to diagnose because its symptoms are similar to those of many other illnesses.here are two types of antibody tests to detect Lyme disease. 1  Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). 2  This common and rapid test to identify Lyme disease antibodies is the most sensitive screening test for Lyme disease. 3  Western blot test.