LOINC Code 87341-4: Pseudorabies virus Org specific cx Ql (Specimen)

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 Pseudorabies virus. 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: Observation
• Method: Organism specific culture

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• Pseudorabies virus [Presence] in Specimen by Organism specific culture
• Pseudorabies virus
• Specimen types for this test include nasal swabs, serum, whole blood, and tissues from the lymph nodes, spleen, tonsil, lung, spinal cord, liver, and kidney.
• Alpha-herpesvirus; Aujeszky's disease; Aujeszkys Disease Virus; Aujezskys disease; C&S; Cult; Cultures; ID; Infectious Disease; InfectiousDisease; Microbiology; Misc; Miscellaneous; Ordinal; Other; PHV1; Point in time; Porcine herpes virus 1; PR; PRV; Pseudorabies; QL; Qual; Qualitative; Random; Screen; SHV-1; Spec; Suid herpesvirus-1; To be specified in another part of the message; Unspecified; Vet; Veterinary

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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