LOINC Code 75755-9: MSSA DNA 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 Staphylococcus aureus.methicillin susceptible DNA. 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

• Methicillin susceptible Staphylococcus aureus DNA [Presence] in Specimen by NAA with probe detection
• Staphylococcus aureus.methicillin susceptible DNA
• This test detects the presence of DNA from methicillin susceptible Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA), and can be run on a bacterial isolate or a primary specimen (such as blood or urine) that is presumed to contain infectious microorganisms. This term was created for the New York State Department of Health and is limited for use by public health laboratories, which are unique in that they can sometimes run tests on any sample, either human or environmental, using locally-developed tests. Other organizations, such as hospitals or commercial laboratories, use a term that specifies the particular specimen(s) that the test kit they are using has been approved for.
• 3 Self-Sustaining Sequence Replication; 3SR SR; Amplif; Amplification; Amplified; ANTIBIOTIC SUSCEPTIBILITIES; Celbenin; Deoxyribonucleic acid; Dimethoxypenicillin; DNA NUCLEIC ACID PROBE; DNA probe; ID; Infectious Disease; InfectiousDisease; LAT; LCR; Ligase chain reaction; Ligation-activated transcription; Metacillin; Metin; Misc; Miscellaneous; MSSA; MSSA DNA; NAA+probe; NAAT; NASBA; Nucleic acid sequence based analysis; o71; Ordinal; Other; PCR; Point in time; Polymerase chain reaction; PR; Probe amp; Probe with ampification; Probe with target amplification; QBR; QL; Qual; Qualitative; Random; S aureus; Screen; SDA; Spec; Staficyn; Staph; Staphicillin; 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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