LOINC Code 86622-8: MRSA SCCmec and mecA+mecC genes panel (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 Staphylococcus aureus methicillin resistance SCCmec & mecA+mecC genes panel. 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: Order
• Panel type: Panel

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• MRSA SCCmec and mecA+mecC genes panel - Nose
• Staphylococcus aureus methicillin resistance SCCmec & mecA+mecC genes panel
• This panel contains the qualitative results for the detection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) DNA in nasal swabs from patients at risk for nasal colonization. Nasal cultures are the standard way to detect carriers of methicillin-resistant staph for the purpose of keeping them isolated or trying to "sterilize" them. The test targets DNA sequences in the mecA and mecC genes and at the junction of the staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec (SCCmec) and the Staphylococcus aureus orfX gene. This panel was created for, but not limited in use to, the Xpert MRSA NxG assay, which is intended to detect MRSA infections in healthcare settings.
• ANTIBIOTIC SUSCEPTIBILITIES; Celbenin; Dimethoxypenicillin; Metacillin; Metin; Nasal; Nos; Nose (nasal passage); o71; Pan; PANEL.ANTIBIOTIC SUSCEPTIBILITIES; Panl; Pnl; Point in time; Random; Resist; Resistanc; Resistant; Resistent; S aureus; SCCmec + mecA+mecC; SCCmec + mecA+mecC pnl; Smell; Staficyn; Staph; Staphicillin; Staphylococcus cassette chromosome (SCCmec)

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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