LOINC Code 76609-7: S. pyogenes csrS gene NAA+probe (Unsp body fluid) [#/Vol]

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 pyogenes csrS gene. It is commonly used with the system or sample type XXX.body fluid.

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: Probe.amp.tar

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• Streptococcus pyogenes csrS gene [#/volume] in XXX.body fluid by NAA with probe detection
• Streptococcus pyogenes csrS gene
• This term was created for, but is not limited in use to, Pathogenius Laboratories' Level 1 Wound and/or ENT test panels, which use quantitative PCR to identify commonly-found microorganisms in wound or ear, nose, and throat samples, respectively.
• #; 3 Self-Sustaining Sequence Replication; 3SR SR; ABS; absolute; absolutes; Amplif; Amplification; Amplified; bod; Bodies; Cnt; Count; Count/volume; CT; DNA NUCLEIC ACID PROBE; DNA probe; GAS; Group A Strep; ID; Infectious Disease; InfectiousDisease; LAT; LCR; Ligase chain reaction; Ligation-activated transcription; Microbiology; Misc; Miscellaneous; NAA+probe; NAAT; NASBA; Nucleic acid sequence based analysis; Number concentration; Number Concentration (count/vol); Other; PCR; Point in time; Polymerase chain reaction; Probe amp; Probe with ampification; Probe with target amplification; QBR; QNT; Quan; Quant; Quantitative; Random; S pyogenes; SDA; Spec; Steptococcus Group A; Strand Displacement Amplification; Strep; Strept; Streptococci group A; Streptococcus group A; TMA; To be specified in another part of the message; Transcription mediated amplification; Unspecified; Viral load; XXX.body fld

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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