LOINC Code 85581-7: M. avium and M. intracellulare DNA NAA+probe Nom (Sput/Bronchial)

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 Mycobacterium avium & Mycobacterium intracellulare DNA. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Sputum/Bronchial.

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: Probe.amp.tar

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• Mycobacterium avium and Mycobacterium intracellulare DNA [Identifier] in Sputum or Bronchial by NAA with probe detection
• Mycobacterium avium & Mycobacterium intracellulare DNA
• This term is used to report the results for assays that differentiates between Mycobacterium avium and Mycobacterium intracellulare. This term was created for, but is not limited in use to, the submitter's cobas MAI test.
• 3 Self-Sustaining Sequence Replication; 3SR SR; Acid Fast; Acid Fast Bacilli; Acid fast bacillus; AFB; Amplif; Amplification; Amplified; Bro; Deoxyribonucleic acid; DNA NUCLEIC ACID PROBE; DNA probe; ID; Identity or presence; Infectious Disease; InfectiousDisease; LAT; LCR; Ligase chain reaction; Ligation-activated transcription; Lower respiratory; Lung; M avium; M avium+M intracel; M avium+M intracellulare DNA; M intracellulare; Microbiology; Myco; Mycobact; NAA+probe; NAAT; NASBA; Nominal; Nucleic acid sequence based analysis; PCR; Point in time; Polymerase chain reaction; Probe amp; Probe with ampification; Probe with target amplification; Pulmonary; Pulmonology; QBR; Random; Respiratory; SDA; Spt; Spt/Bro; Sputum; Sputum or bronchial; Strand Displacement Amplification; TMA; Transcription mediated amplification; Tuberculosis

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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