LOINC Code 87548-4: A. phagocytophilum and Ehrlichia sp DNA panel NAA+non-probe Ql (Bld)

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 Anaplasma phagocytophilum & Ehrlichia sp groEL gene panel. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Bld.

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
• Method: Non-probe.amp.tar

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• Anaplasma phagocytophilum and Ehrlichia sp DNA panel - Blood Qualitative by NAA with non-probe detection
• Anaplasma phagocytophilum & Ehrlichia sp groEL gene panel
• This panel contains ordinal results for detection of nucleic acids within the groEL gene of pathogenic Anaplasma phagocytophilum and various Ehrlichia species. This test is for evaluating patients suspected of acute anaplasmosis or ehrlichiosis. The submitter's lab confirms the presence of the specific organism nucleic acid by performing a melting curve analysis of the targeted amplicon. The submitter's assay is able to detect and differentiate among Anaplasma phagocytophilum, Ehrlichiosis chaffeensis, Ehrlichia muris eauclairensis, and Ehrlichia ewingii/canis. The assay cannot differentiate between Ehrlichia ewingii and Ehrlichia canis due to close proximity of the melting curves.
• 3 Self-Sustaining Sequence Replication; 3SR SR; A phag+Ehrl sp DNA Pnl; Amplif; Amplification; Amplified; Anaplasmosis; Blood; DNA NUCLEIC ACID PROBE; DNA probe; E equi; E phagocytophila; Ehrlichia equi; Ehrlichia phagocytophila; Ehrlichiosis; HGE; Human granulocytic ehrlichiosis; ID; Infectious Disease; InfectiousDisease; LAT; LCR; Ligase chain reaction; Ligation-activated transcription; Microbiology; NAA+n-prb; NAA+probe; NAAT; NASBA; Nucleic acid sequence based analysis; Ordinal; Pan; PANEL.MICROBIOLOGY; Panl; PCR; Pnl; Point in time; Polymerase chain reaction; Probe amp; Probe with ampification; Probe with target amplification; QBR; QL; Qual; Qualitative; Random; Screen; SDA; species; spp; Strand Displacement Amplification; TMA; Transcription mediated amplification; WB; Whole blood

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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