LOINC Code 74474-8: MERS-CoV upE gene RNA NAA+probe Ql (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 Middle east respiratory syndrome coronavirus upE gene RNA. 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: Probe.amp.tar

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) upE gene RNA [Presence] in Specimen by NAA with probe detection
• Middle east respiratory syndrome coronavirus upE gene RNA
• Real-time PCR is performed to detect the presence of MERS-CoV RNA in respiratory specimens (nasopharyngeal, oropharyngeal swabs, sputum, lower respiratory aspirates/washes), serum, and stool. This code was created for, but not limited in use to, the submitter's primer and probe set, NCV-2012 rRT-PCR (CDC; Catalog #KT0136), which targets the nucleocapsid protein gene (NCV.N2 and NCV.N3) and upstream the MERS-CoV envelope protein gene (NCV.upE).
• 3 Self-Sustaining Sequence Replication; 3SR SR; Amplif; Amplification; Amplified; Camel flu; Corona virus; DNA NUCLEIC ACID PROBE; DNA probe; HCoV-EMC/2012; ID; Infectious Disease; InfectiousDisease; LAT; LCR; Ligase chain reaction; Ligation-activated transcription; MERS-CoV; MERS-CoV upE; MERS-CoV upE RNA; Microbiology; Misc; Miscellaneous; NAA+probe; NAAT; NASBA; Nucleic acid sequence based analysis; Ordinal; Other; PCR; Point in time; Polymerase chain reaction; PR; Probe amp; Probe with ampification; Probe with target amplification; QBR; QL; Qual; Qualitative; Random; Ribonucleic acid; Screen; SDA; Spec; Strand Displacement Amplification; TMA; To be specified in another part of the message; Transcription mediated amplification; 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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