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Chlamydia trachomatis DNA [Presence] in Conjunctival specimen by NAA with probe detection 21187-0
LOINC Code
LOINC code
21187-0
name
Chlamydia trachomatis DNA [Presence] in Conjunctival specimen by NAA with probe detection
status
ACTIVE
Fully-Specified Name
component
Chlamydia trachomatis DNA
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.
LOINC codes that represent optional associated observation(s) for a clinical observation or laboratory test. A LOINC term may represent a single associated observation or panel containing several associated observations.
18643 of 2000 most commonly performed tests by labs in USA
first released
last updated
2.73
last change type
MIN - change to field other than name
change reason
The PrThr property is used for LOINC terms whose results are reported using an ordered categorical scale, regardless of whether or not an internal threshold was used to make that determination. This change was approved by the Laboratory LOINC Committee in June 2016.
Related Names
3 Self-Sustaining Sequence Replication 3SR SR Amplif Amplification Amplified C trac C trach C tracho C trachomatis Chlam Chlam trac Chlamid Conjunct Conjunctiva Conjunctival CT Deoxyribonucleic acid DNA NUCLEIC ACID PROBE DNA probe ID Infectious Disease InfectiousDisease LAT LCR LGV Ligase chain reaction Ligation-activated transcription
Lymphogranuloma venereum Microbiology NAA+probe NAAT NASBA Nucleic acid sequence based analysis Ordinal Palpebral sac PCR Point in time Polymerase chain reaction PR Probe amp Probe with ampification Probe with target amplification QBR QL Qual Qualitative Random Screen SDA Strand Displacement Amplification TMA Trachoma Transcription mediated amplification