Hepatitis C virus core Ag [Presence] in Serum or Plasma by Immunoassay   79189-7

LOINC Code


LOINC code79189-7
nameHepatitis C virus core Ag [Presence] in Serum or Plasma by Immunoassay
descriptionHCV Ag assays are used as an aid in the diagnosis of suspected Hepatitis viral (HCV) infection and to monitor the status of infected individuals, i.e., whether the patient's infection has resolved or the patient has become a chronic carrier of the virus. This term was created for, but not limited in use to, the submitter's Architect System, HCV Ag test kit. In the USA the CDC testing algorithm does not include the HCV core antigen.
statusACTIVE

Fully-Specified Name

componentHepatitis C virus core Ag
propertyPrThr  =  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.
timePt  =  Point in time:  To identify measures at a point in time. This is a synonym for “spot” or “random” as applied to urine measurements.
systemSer/Plas
    Ser  =  Serum
    Plas  =  Plasma
scaleOrd  =  Ordinal:  Ordered categorical responses, e.g., 1+, 2+, 3+; positive, negative; reactive, indeterminate, nonreactive.
methodIA  =  Immunoassay:  Encompasses all immunoassays with a few exceptions, including Immune Blot and Immune Fluorescence, which were created based on historic usage.

Additional Names

short nameHCV core Ag SerPl Ql IA

Basic Attributes

classMICRO
type1  Laboratory
order vs. observationBoth

Associated Observations

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.

Member of these Groups

LG32754-0Hepatitis C virus

History/Usage

first released
last updated2.56
last change typeMIN  - change to field other than name
change reasonThe 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.; The EIA method, which was always intended to cover more than just enzyme-linked immunoassay and whose display name for the long common name has always been Immunoassay, was renamed IA in order to eliminate ambiguity about whether the method has a broader meaning than just enzyme-linked immunoassay. Likewise, EIA.rapid was renamed IA.rapid. These changes were approved by the Laboratory LOINC Committee in June 2016.

Related Names

Antigen
Antigens
EIA
ELFA
ELISA
Enzyme immunoassay
HCV
HCV core
HCV core Ag
Hep
Hep C
Hepatis
Hepatit
Hepatology
IAA
ID
Infectious Disease
InfectiousDisease
Liver
MEIA
Microbiology
Ordinal
Pl
Plasma
Plsm
Point in time
PR
QL
Qual
Qualitative
Random
Screen
SerP
SerPl
SerPlas
Serum
Serum or plasma
SR
SUDS

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