LOINC Code 85500-7: Carbapenem resistance blaNDM gene NAA+probe Ql (Anorectal or isolate)

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 Bacterial carbapenem resistance blaNDM gene. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Anorectal/isolate.

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: DISCOURAGED
• Order vs observation: Observation
• Method: Probe.amp.tar

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• Carbapenem resistance blaNDM gene [Presence] by NAA with probe detection
• Bacterial carbapenem resistance blaNDM gene
• This term is used to report the carbapenemase resistance bla(NDM) gene, detected in various specimens, including rectal swabs and isolates. It was created for, but is not limited in use to, the GeneXpert Carba-R test kit.
• 3 Self-Sustaining Sequence Replication; 3SR SR; Amplif; Amplification; Amplified; Anorectl; AnorectlIslt; ANTIBIOTIC SUSCEPTIBILITIES; Bact; CPR; DNA NUCLEIC ACID PROBE; DNA probe; ID; Infectious Disease; InfectiousDisease; Islt; Isol; LAT; LCR; Ligase chain reaction; Ligation-activated transcription; 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; Rectum; Resist; Resistanc; Resistant; Resistent; Screen; SDA; 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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