LOINC Code 72892-3: MRSA SCCmec and mecA genes panel NAA+probe (Nose)
72892-3 is a LOINC code used to identify MRSA SCCmec and mecA genes panel NAA+probe (Nose) in laboratory and clinical observation data. You may see this code in lab systems, lab reports, EHR exports, interoperability feeds, or other structured clinical data exchanges. LOINC codes identify tests, measurements, observations, survey items, and clinical questions in a standardized way. It is associated with the component Staphylococcus aureus methicillin resistance SCCmec & mecA genes panel. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Nose.
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 methicillin resistance SCCmec & mecA genes panel. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Nose.
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
- MRSA SCCmec and mecA genes panel - Nose by NAA with probe detection
- Staphylococcus aureus methicillin resistance SCCmec & mecA genes panel
- Used for rapid detection of Staphylococcus aureus and methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) from nasal swabs to aid in preventions and control of MRSA infections.
- 3 Self-Sustaining Sequence Replication; 3SR SR; Amplif; Amplification; Amplified; ANTIBIOTIC SUSCEPTIBILITIES; Celbenin; Dimethoxypenicillin; DNA NUCLEIC ACID PROBE; DNA probe; LAT; LCR; Ligase chain reaction; Ligation-activated transcription; Metacillin; Metin; NAA+probe; NAAT; Nasal; NASBA; Nos; Nose (nasal passage); Nucleic acid sequence based analysis; o71; Pan; PANEL.ANTIBIOTIC SUSCEPTIBILITIES; Panl; PCR; Pnl; Point in time; Polymerase chain reaction; Probe amp; Probe with ampification; Probe with target amplification; QBR; Random; Resist; Resistanc; Resistant; Resistent; S aureus; SCCmec + mecA pnl; SDA; Smell; Staficyn; Staph; Staphicillin; Staphylococcus cassette chromosome (SCCmec); Strand Displacement Amplification; TMA; Transcription mediated amplification
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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