LOINC Code 86620-2: Methicillin resistance mecA+mecC genes NAA+probe Ql (Nose)

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+mecC genes. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Nose.

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

• Methicillin resistance mecA+mecC genes [Presence] in Nose by NAA with probe detection
• Bacterial methicillin resistance mecA+mecC genes
• Detection of the mecA or mecC gene in methicillin-resistant bacteria, specifically methicillin-resistant staphyloccus aureus (MRSA), in various clinical specimens. The result for this term detects the presence of mecA and mecC genes but does not differentiate between them. This term is based on, but not limited in use to, the submitter's Xpert® MRSA NxG assay.
• 3 Self-Sustaining Sequence Replication; 3SR SR; Amplif; Amplification; Amplified; ANTIBIOTIC SUSCEPTIBILITIES; Bact; Celbenin; Dimethoxypenicillin; DNA NUCLEIC ACID PROBE; DNA probe; ID; Infectious Disease; InfectiousDisease; LAT; LCR; Ligase chain reaction; Ligation-activated transcription; Metacillin; Metin; NAA+probe; NAAT; Nasal; NASBA; Nos; Nose (nasal passage); 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; Smell; Staficyn; Staphicillin; 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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