LOINC Code 82208-0: G. lamblia DNA NAA+non-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 Giardia lamblia DNA. 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: Non-probe.amp.tar

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• Giardia lamblia DNA [Presence] in Stool by NAA with non-probe detection
• Giardia lamblia DNA
• Qualitative detection of nucleic acid sequences in the Giardia lamblia DNA in stool specimens by PCR and non-probe detection methods, such as melt curve analysis. This term was created for, but not limited in use to, the submitter's test kit, FilmArray Gastrointestinal Panel (GI) v2.1.
• 3 Self-Sustaining Sequence Replication; 3SR SR; Amplif; Amplification; Amplified; Beaver fever; Bowel movement; Deoxyribonucleic acid; DNA NUCLEIC ACID PROBE; DNA probe; Faecal; Faeces; Fecal; Feces; G duodenalis; G intestinalis; G lamblia; Giardiasis; ID; Infectious Disease; InfectiousDisease; Lamblia intestinalis; LAT; LCR; Ligase chain reaction; Ligation-activated transcription; Microbiology; NAA+n-prb; 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

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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