LOINC Code 85744-1: S. pneumoniae Danish type 2 DNA NAA+probe (Specimen) [ThreshNum]

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 Streptococcus pneumoniae Danish serotype 2 DNA. 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: Probe.amp.tar

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• Streptococcus pneumoniae Danish serotype 2 DNA [Cycle Threshold #] in Specimen by NAA with probe detection
• Streptococcus pneumoniae Danish serotype 2 DNA
• 3 Self-Sustaining Sequence Replication; 3SR SR; Amplif; Amplification; Amplified; Deoxyribonucleic acid; DNA NUCLEIC ACID PROBE; DNA probe; ID; II; Infectious Disease; InfectiousDisease; LAT; LCR; Ligase chain reaction; Ligation-activated transcription; Microbiology; Misc; Miscellaneous; NAA+probe; NAAT; NASBA; Nucleic acid sequence based analysis; Other; PCR; Pneu; pneum; Pneumo; Pneumococ; Pneumococcal; Pneumococcal pneumonia; Pneumococcus; Pneumon; Pneumonia; Point in time; Polymerase chain reaction; PPSV23; Probe amp; Probe with ampification; Probe with target amplification; QBR; QNT; Quan; Quant; Quantitative; Random; S pneum Da 2; S pneum Da 2 DNA; S pneum Da type; S pneumo; S pneumoniae; SDA; Spec; Spn; Strand Displacement Amplification; Strep; Strept; TMA; To be specified in another part of the message; Transcription mediated amplification; U.S. serotype 2; 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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