LOINC Code 34455-6: La Crosse virus RNA NAA+probe 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 La Crosse virus RNA. 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: ACTIVE
• Order vs observation: Both
• Method: Probe.amp.tar

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• La Crosse virus RNA [Presence] in Cerebral spinal fluid by NAA with probe detection
• La Crosse virus RNA
• California encephalitis virus has more than 20 strains, most of which include "strain" in the name. In some cases such as La Crosse virus, however, the name does not signal that it is a strain of California encephalitis.
• 3 Self-Sustaining Sequence Replication; 3SR SR; Amplif; Amplification; Amplified; California Encephalitis Virus; Cerebral spinal fluid; Cerebrospinal Fl; DNA NUCLEIC ACID PROBE; DNA probe; ID; Infectious Disease; InfectiousDisease; Lacrosse virus; LACV; LAT; LCR; Ligase chain reaction; Ligation-activated transcription; Microbiology; NAA+probe; NAAT; NASBA; Neuro; Neurology; Nucleic acid sequence based analysis; Ordinal; PCR; Point in time; Polymerase chain reaction; PR; Probe amp; Probe with ampification; Probe with target amplification; QBR; QL; Qual; Qualitative; Random; Ribonucleic acid; Screen; SDA; Spinal Fl; Spinal Fld; Spinal Flu; Spinal Fluid; Strand Displacement Amplification; TMA; Transcription mediated amplification

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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