LOINC Code 79448-7: S. aureus and MRSA panel NAA+probe (Nose)

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-resistant Staphylococcus aureus panel. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Nose.

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: Order
• Panel type: Panel
• Method: Probe.amp.tar

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• Staphylococcus aureus and Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus panel - Nose by NAA with probe detection
• Staphylococcus aureus & Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus panel
• This panel includes separate terms for reporting the presence of Staphylococcus aureus (SA) and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). It was created for, but is not limited in use to, the Roche cobas® MRSA/SA Test, which is indicated for the direct detection of MRSA and SA DNA from nasal swabs to aid in the prevention and control of MRSA and SA infections in healthcare settings.
• 3 Self-Sustaining Sequence Replication; 3SR SR; Amplif; Amplification; Amplified; Celbenin; Dimethoxypenicillin; DNA NUCLEIC ACID PROBE; DNA probe; ID; Infectious Disease; InfectiousDisease; LAT; LCR; Ligase chain reaction; Ligation-activated transcription; Metacillin; Metin; Microbiology; MRSA; NAA+probe; NAAT; Nasal; NASBA; Nos; Nose (nasal passage); Nucleic acid sequence based analysis; o71; Pan; PANEL.MICROBIOLOGY; Panl; PCR; Pnl; Point in time; Polymerase chain reaction; Probe amp; Probe with ampification; Probe with target amplification; QBR; Random; S aureus; SA+MRSA Pnl; SDA; Smell; Staficyn; Staph; Staphicillin; Strand Displacement Amplification; TMA; Transcription mediated amplification

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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