LOINC Code 85360-6: B. pertussis+bronchiseptica+holmesii IS481 DNA NAA+non-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 Bordetella pertussis+bronchiseptica+holmesii IS481 DNA. 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: Non-probe.amp.tar

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• Bordetella pertussis+bronchiseptica+holmesii IS481 DNA [Presence] in Nasopharynx by NAA with non-probe detection
• Bordetella pertussis+bronchiseptica+holmesii IS481 DNA
• This test is primarily for the detection of the IS481 insertional element DNA of the Bordetella pertussis genome in human nasopharyngeal swab samples taken from patients suspected of having respiratory tract infection caused by B. pertussis. The IS481 insertion sequence can also be found in B. holmesii and B. bronchiseptica strains, so respiratory infections with either Bordetella pertussis, B. holmesii or B. bronchiseptica may yield positive test results in this assay, which does not differentiate between these strains. Since B. pertussis and B. holmesii present with similar clinical symptoms, additional testing would need to be performed to differentiate between these strains. This term was created for, but not limited in use to, the illumigene Pertussis DNA Amplification Assay, which uses loop-mediated isothermal DNA amplification (LAMP) technology to detect the IS481 insertional element.
• 3 Self-Sustaining Sequence Replication; 3SR SR; Amplif; Amplification; Amplified; B pert; B pert+bron+holm IS481; B pertussis; Deoxyribonucleic acid; DNA NUCLEIC ACID PROBE; DNA probe; ID; Infectious Disease; InfectiousDisease; LAT; LCR; Ligase chain reaction; Ligation-activated transcription; Lung; Microbiology; NAA+n-prb; NAA+probe; NAAT; NASBA; Nasopharynx; Nucleic acid sequence based analysis; Ordinal; PCR; Pertussis; Point in time; Polymerase chain reaction; PR; Probe amp; Probe with ampification; Probe with target amplification; Pulmonary; Pulmonology; QBR; QL; Qual; Qualitative; Random; Respiratory; Screen; SDA; Strand Displacement Amplification; TMA; Transcription mediated amplification; Whooping cough

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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