LOINC Code 85830-8: Carbapenem resistance blaVIM gene NAA+probe Ql (Isol)

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 blaVIM gene. It is commonly used with the system or sample type 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 blaVIM gene [Presence] by NAA with probe detection
• Bacterial carbapenem resistance blaVIM gene
• This test reports the presence of the VIM bacterial carbapenemase resistance type gene in gram negative bacterial isolates. It was created for but is not limited in use to the submitter's modfiied Check-Points Check-MDR CT103XL panel.
• 3 Self-Sustaining Sequence Replication; 3SR SR; Amplif; Amplification; Amplified; 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; 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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