77682-3
LOINC Code
| LOINC code | 77682-3 | ||||
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| name | |||||
| description | This assay is not intended to diagnose MRSA infections nor to guide or monitor treatment. This term was created for, but not limited in use to, the submitter's BD GeneOhm MRSA Assay test kit which directly detects, through the presence of SCCmec cassette at the orfX junction, nasal colonization by methicillin resistant S. aureus (MRSA) to aid in the prevention and control of infections in healthcare settings, for patients at risk. | ||||
| status | ACTIVE | ||||
Fully-Specified Name | |||||
| component | Staphylococcus aureus methicillin resistance SCCmec+orfX junction | ||||
| property | PrThr = Present or threshold: The Property PrThr stands for “Presence or Threshold”, meaning either a) the actual presence or absence of an analyte, or b) that the amount of analyte detected is over some predetermined threshold. | ||||
| time | Pt = Point in time: To identify measures at a point in time. This is a synonym for “spot” or “random” as applied to urine measurements. | ||||
| system | Nose = Nose (nasal passage) | ||||
| scale | Ord = Ordinal: Ordered categorical responses, e.g., 1+, 2+, 3+; positive, negative; reactive, indeterminate, nonreactive. | ||||
| method | Probe.amp.tar | ||||
Additional Names | |||||
| short name | 3 Self-Sustaining Sequence Replication; 3SR SR; Amplif; Amplification; Amplified; ANTIBIOTIC SUSCEPTIBILITIES; Celbenin; Dimethoxypenicillin; DNA NUCLEIC ACID PROBE; DNA probe; ID; Infectious Disease; InfectiousDisease; LAT; LCR; Ligase chain reaction; Li | ||||
Basic Attributes | |||||
| class | ABXBACT | ||||
| type | 1 Laboratory | ||||
| order vs. observation | MRSA SCCmec+orf | ||||
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History/Usage | |||||
| first released | |||||
| last updated | 2.73 | ||||
| last change type | MIN - change to field other than name | ||||
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