LOINC Code 87342-2: Pseudorabies virus DNA NAA+probe (Specimen) [ThreshNum]
87342-2 is a LOINC code used to identify Pseudorabies virus DNA NAA+probe (Specimen) [ThreshNum] in laboratory and clinical observation data. You may see this code in lab systems, lab reports, EHR exports, interoperability feeds, or other structured clinical data exchanges. LOINC codes identify tests, measurements, observations, survey items, and clinical questions in a standardized way. It is associated with the component Pseudorabies virus DNA. It is commonly used with the system or sample type XXX.
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 DNA. 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: Probe.amp.tar
What it does not mean
- The code identifies the observation or test, not the actual result.
Key facts
- Pseudorabies virus DNA [Cycle Threshold #] in Specimen by NAA with probe detection
- Pseudorabies virus DNA
- Specimen types for this test include tissue from porcine brain, tonsil, liver, lung and fetus, thoracic fluid and brain tissue from other species (e.g., bovine, canine, raccoon, small ruminant).
- 3 Self-Sustaining Sequence Replication; 3SR SR; Alpha-herpesvirus; Amplif; Amplification; Amplified; Aujeszky's disease; Aujeszkys Disease Virus; Aujezskys disease; Deoxyribonucleic acid; DNA NUCLEIC ACID PROBE; DNA probe; ID; Infectious Disease; InfectiousDisease; LAT; LCR; Ligase chain reaction; Ligation-activated transcription; Microbiology; Misc; Miscellaneous; NAA+probe; NAAT; NASBA; Nucleic acid sequence based analysis; Other; PCR; PHV1; Point in time; Polymerase chain reaction; Porcine herpes virus 1; Probe amp; Probe with ampification; Probe with target amplification; PRV; PRV DNA; Pseudorabies; QBR; QNT; Quan; Quant; Quantitative; Random; SDA; SHV-1; Spec; Strand Displacement Amplification; Suid herpesvirus-1; TMA; To be specified in another part of the message; Transcription mediated amplification; 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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