LOINC Code 97325-5: Staphylococcus aureus MLVA profile Molgen Nom (Islt/Spec)

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 MLVA profile. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Isolate/Specimen.

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: Molgen

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• Staphylococcus aureus MLVA profile [Type] in Isolate or Specimen by Molecular genetics method
• Staphylococcus aureus MLVA profile
• Multiple-locus variable-number tandem repeat (VNTR) analysis (MLVA) is a molecular genetics typing method that characterizes the number of repeats at multiple VNTR loci in a S. aureus isolate. The resulting MLVA profile is used as a genetic fingerprint for typing microbes, tracking outbreaks and comparing strains.
• ID; Infectious Disease; InfectiousDisease; Islt; Islt/Spm; Isol; Microbiology; Molecular genetics; Nominal; o71; PCR; Point in time; Prof; Random; S aureus; Spec; Staph; Staph aur MLVA prof; Typ

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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