LOINC Code 87382-8: Porcine cytomegalovirus DNA NAA+probe 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 Porcine cytomegalovirus 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: Both
• Method: Probe.amp.tar

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• Porcine cytomegalovirus DNA [Presence] in Specimen by NAA with probe detection
• Porcine cytomegalovirus DNA
• Specimen types may include nasal or pharyngeal swabs, buffy coat, and tissue.
• 3 Self-Sustaining Sequence Replication; 3SR SR; Amplif; Amplification; Amplified; CMV; Cytomegalo virus; Cytomgal; Deoxyribonucleic acid; DNA NUCLEIC ACID PROBE; DNA probe; HHV-5; Human Herpesvirus-5; ID; Infectious Disease; InfectiousDisease; LAT; LCR; Ligase chain reaction; Ligation-activated transcription; Microbiology; Misc; Miscellaneous; NAA+probe; NAAT; NASBA; Nucleic acid sequence based analysis; Ordinal; Other; PCMV; PCMV DNA; PCR; Point in time; Polymerase chain reaction; Pork; PR; Probe amp; Probe with ampification; Probe with target amplification; QBR; QL; Qual; Qualitative; Random; Screen; SDA; Spec; Strand Displacement Amplification; Swine; 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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