LOINC Code 97326-3: S. aureus identification and resistance panel Molgen (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 identification & resistance panel. 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: Order
• Panel type: Panel
• Method: Molgen

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• Staphylococcus aureus identification and resistance panel by Molecular genetics method
• Staphylococcus aureus identification & resistance panel
• This panel includes terms to report the bacterial species identified, methicillin resistance, Staph aureus VNTR pattern, and the specific type of Staph aureus (e.g., MRSA, MSSA) identified.
• ANTIBIOTIC SUSCEPTIBILITIES; ID; Infectious Disease; InfectiousDisease; Islt; Islt/Spm; Isol; Molecular genetics; o71; Pan; PANEL.ANTIBIOTIC SUSCEPTIBILITIES; Panl; PCR; Pnl; Point in time; Random; Resist; Resistanc; Resistant; Resistent; S aureus; SA ID + resistance Pnl; Spec; Staph

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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