LOINC Code 85786-2: Methicillin resistance mecA gene NAA+non-probe Ql (Pos bld culture)

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 methicillin resistance mecA gene. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Bld.pos growth.

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: Both
• Method: Non-probe.amp.tar

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• Methicillin resistance mecA gene [Presence] by NAA with non-probe detection in Positive blood culture
• Bacterial methicillin resistance mecA gene
• Qualitative detection of the nucleic acid sequences in the bacterial methicillin resistance mecA gene in positive blood culture specimens by target amplification and non-probe detection methods, such as melt curve analysis. This term was created for, but not limited in use to, the submitter's test kit, FilmArray Blood Culture Identification panel v2. For the FilmArray kit, a "Not Detected" result does not indicate antimicrobial susceptibility. Subculturing is required for species identification and susceptibility testing of isolates.
• 3 Self-Sustaining Sequence Replication; 3SR SR; Amplif; Amplification; Amplified; ANTIBIOTIC SUSCEPTIBILITIES; Bact; Bld Pos; Blood; Celbenin; Dimethoxypenicillin; DNA NUCLEIC ACID PROBE; DNA probe; ID; Infectious Disease; InfectiousDisease; LAT; LCR; Ligase chain reaction; Ligation-activated transcription; Metacillin; Methicillin resistance gene; Metin; NAA+n-prb; 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; Resist; Resistanc; Resistant; Resistent; Screen; SDA; Staficyn; Staphicillin; Strand Displacement Amplification; TMA; Transcription mediated amplification; WB; Whole blood

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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