LOINC Code 76772-3: P. falciparum Ag IA.rapid Ql (Bld)

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 Plasmodium falciparum Ag. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Bld.

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: IA.rapid

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• Plasmodium falciparum Ag [Presence] in Blood by Rapid immunoassay
• Plasmodium falciparum Ag
• Detects Plasmodium falciparum specific histidine rich protein-2 (Pf. HRP-2) in whole blood samples. Pf. HRP-2 is a water soluble protein that is release from parasitized erythrocytes of infected individuals and is specific to P. falciparum species. This term was created for, but not limited in use to, the Nova Century Scientific Rapid test for P. Falciparum Malaria kit, which can deliver results within 30 minutes once the kit has been brought to room temperature.
• Antigen; Antigens; Blood; EIA; ELFA; ELISA; Enzyme immunoassay; IAA; ID; Infectious Disease; InfectiousDisease; Malaria; Malarial; MEIA; Microbiology; Ordinal; P falciparum; Point in time; PR; QL; Qual; Qualitative; Random; Screen; SUDS; 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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