LOINC Code 70867-7: Rabies virus strain identified Sequencing Nom (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 Rabies virus strain. 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: Sequencing

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• Rabies virus strain identified in Specimen by Sequencing
• Rabies virus strain
• There is some regional variance of Rabies virus strains. These can be identified by amplification and sequencing for epidemiologic purposes, for example identifying a foreign strain that has been introduced to the US.
• high-throughput sequencing; HTS; ID; Identity or presence; Infectious Disease; InfectiousDisease; Lyssavirus; Microbiology; Misc; Miscellaneous; Next generation sequencing; NGS; Nominal; Other; Point in time; Rabies; RABV; RABV strain; Random; Spec; To be specified in another part of the message; 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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