LOINC Code 72481-5: Candida sp 6 panel NAA+probe (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 Candida sp 6 panel. 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: Order
• Panel type: Panel
• Method: Probe.amp.tar

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• Candida sp 6 panel - Vaginal fluid by NAA with probe detection
• Candida sp 6 panel
• 3 Self-Sustaining Sequence Replication; 3SR SR; Amplif; Amplification; Amplified; Cand; Candida sp 6 pnl; Candidiasis; DNA NUCLEIC ACID PROBE; DNA probe; Genital vaginal; Gyn; Gynecology; ID; Infectious Disease; InfectiousDisease; LAT; LCR; Ligase chain reaction; Ligation-activated transcription; Microbiology; Monilia; NAA+probe; NAAT; NASBA; Nucleic acid sequence based analysis; OB; ObGyn; Obstetrics; Pan; PANEL.MICROBIOLOGY; Panl; PCR; Pnl; Point in time; Polymerase chain reaction; Probe amp; Probe with ampification; Probe with target amplification; QBR; Random; SDA; species; spp; Strand Displacement Amplification; Thrush; 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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