LOINC Code 69579-1: Local PFGE event description Nom (Isol) [ID]

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 Local PFGE event description. 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: Observation

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• Local PFGE event description in Isolate
• Local PFGE event description
• Assigned by local jurisdiction to keep track of samples. May be coded or text.
• ID; Ident; Identifier; Infectious Disease; InfectiousDisease; Islt; Isol; Microbiology; Nominal; PH; Point in time; Public Health; PublicHealth; Random

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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