LOINC Code 20935-3: P. multocida serotype Immune diff Nom (Isol)

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 Pasteurella multocida serotype. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Isolate.

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: Immune diffusion

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• Pasteurella multocida serotype [Identifier] in Isolate by Immune diffusion (ID)
• Pasteurella multocida serotype
• Serotype B2 causes Hemorrhagic septicemia
• Avian pasterurellosis; Fowl cholera; ID; Identity or presence; Imm; Immunodiff; Immunodiffusion; Imun; Imune; Infectious Disease; InfectiousDisease; Islt; Isol; Microbiology; Nominal; P multoc; P multocida; Point in time; Random; Sertyp

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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