LOINC Code 80588-7: FLUAV M gene NAA+probe Ql (Nph)

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 Influenza virus A M gene. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Nph.

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

• Influenza virus A M gene [Presence] in Nasopharynx by NAA with probe detection
• Influenza virus A M gene
• Detection of targeted nucleic acid sequences in the Influenza A matrix protein (M) gene RNA by PCR-based methods. This term was created for, but not limited in use to, the Verigene® Respiratory Pathogens Flex Nucleic Acid Test (RP Flex), a multiplexed, qualitative test for the detection and identification of multiple viral and bacterial genetic virulence markers from nasopharyngeal swab specimens.
• 3 Self-Sustaining Sequence Replication; 3SR SR; Amplif; Amplification; Amplified; Avian influenza; Bird flu; DNA NUCLEIC ACID PROBE; DNA probe; FLUA; FLUAV; FLUAV M gene; FLUV; Fowl plague; ID; Infectious Disease; InfectiousDisease; Influ; Influenza A; Influenza A virus; LAT; LCR; Ligase chain reaction; Ligation-activated transcription; Matrix protein; Microbiology; MP; NAA+probe; NAAT; NASBA; Nasopharynx; Nucleic acid sequence based analysis; Ordinal; PCR; Point in time; Polymerase chain reaction; PR; Probe amp; Probe with ampification; Probe with target amplification; QBR; QL; Qual; Qualitative; Random; Screen; SDA; 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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