LOINC Code 80827-9: C. botulinum and C. baratii toxins gene panel NAA+probe (Specimen)

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 Clostridium botulinum & Clostridium baratii toxins gene panel. It is commonly used with the system or sample type XXX.

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

• Clostridium botulinum and Clostridium baratii toxins gene panel - Specimen by NAA with probe detection
• Clostridium botulinum & Clostridium baratii toxins gene panel
• This panel contains terms for Clostridium botulinum and C. baratii which are gram positive anaerobic bacteria that produce a potent neurotoxin. C. botulinum toxin types A,B,E,F and C. baratii type F can produce severe, potentially fatal illness in humans.
• 3 Self-Sustaining Sequence Replication; 3SR SR; Amplif; Amplification; Amplified; Botulinum Toxin; botulinum Toxins, Clostridium; Botulism; C baratii; C bot; C bot + C baratii toxn Pnl; C botulinum; DNA NUCLEIC ACID PROBE; DNA probe; ID; Infectious Disease; InfectiousDisease; LAT; LCR; Ligase chain reaction; Ligation-activated transcription; Microbiology; Misc; Miscellaneous; NAA+probe; NAAT; NASBA; Nucleic acid sequence based analysis; Other; Pan; PANEL.MICROBIOLOGY; Panl; PCR; Pnl; Point in time; Polymerase chain reaction; Probe amp; Probe with ampification; Probe with target amplification; QBR; Random; SDA; Spec; Strand Displacement Amplification; TMA; To be specified in another part of the message; Transcription mediated amplification; Unspecified

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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