LOINC Code 69567-6: Megasphaera sp type 1 DNA NAA+probe Ql (Vag fld)

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 Megasphaera sp type 1 DNA. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Vag.

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

• Megasphaera sp type 1 DNA [Presence] in Vaginal fluid by NAA with probe detection
• Megasphaera sp type 1 DNA
• The result (score) of this test is based on the quantity of Megasphaera species Type 1 (Mega1) in vaginal fluid by nucleic acid amplification compared to known calibrator values. The score is used to determine the presence of bacterial vaginosis (see LOINC 69564-3).
• 3 Self-Sustaining Sequence Replication; 3SR SR; Amplif; Amplification; Amplified; Deoxyribonucleic acid; DNA NUCLEIC ACID PROBE; DNA probe; Genital vaginal; Gyn; Gynecology; i; ID; Infectious Disease; InfectiousDisease; LAT; LCR; Ligase chain reaction; Ligation-activated transcription; Mega1; Mega1 DNA; Microbiology; NAA+probe; NAAT; NASBA; Nucleic acid sequence based analysis; OB; ObGyn; Obstetrics; Ordinal; PCR; Point in time; Polymerase chain reaction; PR; Probe amp; Probe with ampification; Probe with target amplification; QBR; QL; Qual; Qualitative; Random; Screen; SDA; species; spp; Strand Displacement Amplification; TMA; Transcription mediated amplification; Vag fld; Vag fluid; Vagina; Vaginal fluid

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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