LOINC Code 90001-9: MRSA DNA NAA+probe Ql (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 resistant DNA. 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: Both
• Method: Probe.amp.tar

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) DNA [Presence] in Nose by NAA with probe detection
• Staphylococcus aureus.methicillin resistant DNA
• This term can be used to report the results for assays that detect mec and SCCmec.
• 3 Self-Sustaining Sequence Replication; 3SR SR; Amplif; Amplification; Amplified; Celbenin; Deoxyribonucleic acid; Dimethoxypenicillin; DNA NUCLEIC ACID PROBE; DNA probe; ID; Infectious Disease; InfectiousDisease; LAT; LCR; Ligase chain reaction; Ligation-activated transcription; Metacillin; Metin; Microbiology; MRSA; NAA+probe; NAAT; Nasal; NASBA; Nos; Nose (nasal passage); Nucleic acid sequence based analysis; o71; Ordinal; PCR; Point in time; Polymerase chain reaction; PR; Probe amp; Probe with ampification; Probe with target amplification; QBR; QL; Qual; Qualitative; Random; S aureus; Screen; SDA; Smell; Staficyn; Staph; Staphicillin; Strand Displacement Amplification; TMA; Transcription mediated amplification

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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