LOINC Code 10859-7: Trypanosoma sp identified Acridine Orange + Giemsa Stain Nom (Bld)

What is this code?

LOINC codes identify tests, measurements, observations, survey items, and clinical questions in a standardized way. It is associated with the component Trypanosoma sp. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Bld.

When is it used?

• Used in lab systems, EHRs, and clinical data exchange.
• May identify a test, observation, survey item, or clinical document request rather than a diagnosis.
• Status: ACTIVE
• Order vs observation: Both
• Method: Acridine orange and Giemsa stain

What it does not mean

• The code identifies the observation or test, not the actual result.

Key facts

• Trypanosoma sp identified in Blood by Acridine Orange + Giemsa Stain
• Trypanosoma sp
• AO+Gie Stn; Blood; Chagas disease; Gie Stn; GMS; ID; Identity or presence; Infectious Disease; InfectiousDisease; Microbiology; Nominal; Point in time; Random; Sleeping sickness; species; spp; St; Stains; Stn; Trypanosomiasis; Trypanosomosis; Trypanosomosis (Tse-Tse borne); WB; Whole blood

Where you may see this code

You may see this code in lab systems, lab reports, EHR exports, interoperability feeds, or other structured clinical data exchanges.

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