LOINC Code 80387-4: HIV 1+2 Ab IA.rapid Ql (S/P/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 HIV 1+2 Ab. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Ser/Plas/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

• HIV 1+2 Ab [Presence] in Serum, Plasma or Blood by Rapid immunoassay
• HIV 1+2 Ab
• This term should be used for assays that detect the presence of antibodies to HIV-1 and/or -2 but do not differentiate between the two. This term was created for, but is not limited in use to, the bioMerieux VIKIA HIV 1/2 assay for the qualitative detection of antibodies to HIV-1 and HIV-2 in human serum, plasma, or whole blood. The VIKIA HIV 1/2 assay result should be read 30 minutes after the sample is applied to the sample well.
• ABS; Aby; AIDS; Antby; Anti; Antibodies; Antibody; Autoantibodies; Autoantibody; Blood; EIA; ELFA; ELISA; Enzyme immunoassay; HIV 1 & 2; HIV 1 and 2 Ab; HIV type 1; HIV type I; HIV1; HIV1+2; Human immunodeficiency virus; i; IAA; ID; II; Infectious Disease; InfectiousDisease; MEIA; Microbiology; Ordinal; Pl; PlasBld; Plasma; Plsm; Point in time; PR; QL; Qual; Qualitative; Random; Screen; SerP; SerPl; SerPlas; SerPlBld; Serum; Serum or plasma; Serum, plasma or whole blood; SR; 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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