LOINC Code 74738-6: S. anginosus group gyrB gene Nucleic acid capture and probe detection Ql (Pos bld culture)

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 Streptococcus anginosus group gyrB gene. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Bld.pos growth.

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: DEPRECATED
• Order vs observation: Both
• Method: Probe.mag capture

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• Deprecated Streptococcus anginosus group gyrB gene [Presence] by Nucleic acid capture and probe detection in Positive blood culture
• Streptococcus anginosus group gyrB gene
• Bld Pos; Blood; DNA NUCLEIC ACID PROBE; DNA probe; ID; Infectious Disease; InfectiousDisease; Microbiology; Ordinal; Point in time; PR; Prb Mag; Ql; Qual; Qualitative; Random; S anginosus grp; S anginosus gryB; S. anginosus; S. milleri group; Screen; Strep; Strep anginosus; Strept; WB; Whole blood

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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