LOINC Code 41855-8: S. aureus enterotoxin B IF Ql (Specimen)

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 Staphylococcus aureus enterotoxin B. It is commonly used with the system or sample type XXX.

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: IF

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• Staphylococcus aureus enterotoxin B [Presence] in Specimen by Immunofluorescence
• Staphylococcus aureus enterotoxin B
• ACIF; Anticomplement Immunofluorescence; Etx; FA; Fluorescent antibody; Fluoresent; ID; IFA; Immune fluorescence; Immunoflour; Immunofluor; Immunofluorescence; Infectious Disease; InfectiousDisease; m81; Microbiology; Misc; Miscellaneous; o71; Ordinal; Other; Point in time; PR; QL; Qual; Qualitative; Random; S aureus; S aureus Etx; S aureus Etx B; Screen; Spec; St a SEB; Staph; Staphylococcal enterotoxin; Time Resolved Fluorescence; To be specified in another part of the message; Toxic shock syndrome enterotoxin b; TRF; Unspecified

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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