LOINC Code 29361-3: S. pneumoniae group B Ag Ql (CSF)

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 Streptococcus pneumoniae group B Ag. It is commonly used with the system or sample type CSF.

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: DEPRECATED

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• Deprecated Streptococcus pneumoniae group B Ag in CSF
• Streptococcus pneumoniae group B Ag
• Antigen; Antigens; Arbitrary concentration; Cerebral spinal fluid; Cerebrospinal Fl; ID; Infectious Disease; InfectiousDisease; Microbiology; Ordinal; Pneu; pneum; Pneumo; Pneumococ; Pneumococcal; Pneumococcal pneumonia; Pneumococcus; Pneumon; Pneumonia; Point in time; QL; Qual; Qualitative; Random; S pneumo; S pneumoniae; Screen; Spinal Fl; Spinal Fld; Spinal Flu; Spinal Fluid; Spn; Strep; Strept

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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