LOINC Code 80680-2: V. cholerae toxin ctxA gene NAA+probe Ql (Stl)

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 Vibrio cholerae toxin ctxA gene. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Stool.

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

• Vibrio cholerae toxin ctxA gene [Presence] in Stool by NAA with probe detection
• Vibrio cholerae toxin ctxA gene
• Qualitative detection of nucleic acid sequences in the Vibrio cholerae toxin subunit A (ctxA) gene in stool specimens by PCR-based methods. This term was created for, but not limited in use to, the submitter's test kit, xTAG® Gastrointestinal Pathogen Panel (GPP).
• 3 Self-Sustaining Sequence Replication; 3SR SR; Amplif; Amplification; Amplified; Bowel movement; CT; CTx; DNA NUCLEIC ACID PROBE; DNA probe; Faecal; Faeces; Fecal; Feces; ID; Infectious Disease; InfectiousDisease; LAT; LCR; Ligase chain reaction; Ligation-activated transcription; Microbiology; NAA+probe; NAAT; NASBA; 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; Stl; Stool = Fecal; Strand Displacement Amplification; TMA; Transcription mediated amplification; V cholera; V cholerae; V cholerae Tox; Vibrio chol toxin ctxA

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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