LOINC Code 82472-2: B. garinii+afzelii oppA1 gene NAA+non-probe Ql (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 Borrelia garinii+afzelii oppA1 gene. 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: Both
• Method: Non-probe.amp.tar

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• Borrelia garinii+afzelii oppA1 gene [Presence] in Specimen by NAA with non-probe detection
• Borrelia garinii+afzelii oppA1 gene
• The DNA amplification target is the 283-bp plasminogen-binding protein gene (oppA1), which is present at a frequency of one copy per organism in all four pathogenic species of the Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato genogroup (Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto, Borrelia afzelii, Borrelia garinii, and Borrelia mayonii). Melting curve analysis is used to differentiate B. afzelii and B. garinii from the other two species but cannot differentiate between B. afzelii and B. garinii. Potential specimens include CSF, tissue, and synovial fluid.
• 3 Self-Sustaining Sequence Replication; 3SR SR; Acrodermatitis chronica atrophicans; Amplif; Amplification; Amplified; B gar+afz oppA1; B garinii; Borreliosis, Lyme; DNA NUCLEIC ACID PROBE; DNA probe; Erythema migrans; ID; Infectious Disease; InfectiousDisease; LAT; LCR; Ligase chain reaction; Ligation-activated transcription; Meningopolyneuritis; Microbiology; Misc; Miscellaneous; NAA+n-prb; NAA+probe; NAAT; NASBA; Nucleic acid sequence based analysis; Ordinal; Other; PCR; Point in time; Polymerase chain reaction; PR; Probe amp; Probe with ampification; Probe with target amplification; QBR; QL; Qual; Qualitative; Random; Screen; SDA; Spec; Strand Displacement Amplification; Tick Borne Diseases; 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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