LOINC Code 74031-6: Arbovirus identified IF Nom (S)

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 Arbovirus. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Ser.

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
• Method: IF

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• Arbovirus identified in Serum by Immunofluorescence
• Arbovirus
• The presence of clinically relevant mosquito-borne viruses, including Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE), St. Louis Encephalitis (SLE), Western Equine Encephalitis (WEE), and California Encephalitis (CE) group viruses, is determined by qualitative detection of human Arbovirus IgG antibodies to each of the viruses. This code is used to report the arbovirus identified. Clinical correlation is necessary. This term was created for, but not limited in use to, the submitter's reporting style for Focus Diagnostics' Arbovirus IgM Indirect Immunofluorescent Antibody IFA) assay.
• ACIF; Anticomplement Immunofluorescence; Arbo virus; FA; Fluorescent antibody; Fluoresent; ID; Identity or presence; IFA; Immune fluorescence; Immunoflour; Immunofluor; Immunofluorescence; Infectious Disease; InfectiousDisease; Microbiology; Nominal; Point in time; Random; Serum; SR; Time Resolved Fluorescence; TRF

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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