LOINC Code 75675-9: Citrobacter sp ompA+mrkC genes 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 Citrobacter sp (ompA+mrkC) genes. 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: Observation
• Method: Probe.mag capture

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• Deprecated Citrobacter sp (ompA+mrkC) genes [Presence] by Nucleic acid capture and probe detection in Positive blood culture
• Citrobacter sp (ompA+mrkC) genes
• Magnetic beads and fluorescent probes are used to capture and detect targeted nucleic acid sequences specific to Citrobacter species within the ompA and mrkC genes in positive blood culture. The ompA gene encodes "outer membrane protein A" and the mrkC gene encodes "type 3 fimbriae usher".
• Bld Pos; Blood; Citrobac sp; Citrobac sp ompA+mrkC; DNA NUCLEIC ACID PROBE; DNA probe; ID; Infectious Disease; InfectiousDisease; Microbiology; Ordinal; Point in time; PR; Prb Mag; Ql; Qual; Qualitative; Random; Screen; species; spp; 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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