Methicillin resistance mecA gene [Presence] by Probe in Positive blood culture   88251-4

LOINC Code


LOINC code88251-4
nameMethicillin resistance mecA gene [Presence] by Probe in Positive blood culture
statusDISCOURAGED
Replacements

alternatives to this code:

48813-0Methicillin resistance mecA gene [Presence] by Molecular method

Fully-Specified Name

componentBacterial methicillin resistance mecA gene
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.
systemBld.pos growth
scaleOrd  =  Ordinal:  Ordered categorical responses, e.g., 1+, 2+, 3+; positive, negative; reactive, indeterminate, nonreactive.
methodProbe  =  DNA Nucleic Acid Probe

Additional Names

short namemecA Bld Pos Ql Probe

Basic Attributes

classABXBACT
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 Panels

88262-1Gram positive blood culture panel by Probe in Positive blood culture

History/Usage

test rank4709 of 2000 most commonly performed tests by labs in USA
first released
last updated2.73
last change typeMIN  - change to field other than name
change reasonRemoved parentheses around gene name in Component based on the current LOINC model.

Related Names

ANTIBIOTIC SUSCEPTIBILITIES
Bact
Bld Pos
Blood
Celbenin
Dimethoxypenicillin
DNA NUCLEIC ACID PROBE
DNA probe
ID
Infectious Disease
InfectiousDisease
Metacillin
Methicillin resistance gene
Metin
Ordinal
Point in time
PR
QL
Qual
Qualitative
Random
Resist
Resistanc
Resistant
Resistent
Screen
Staficyn
Staphicillin
WB
Whole blood

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