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Staphylococcus aureus methicillin resistance SCCmec [Presence] in Nose by NAA with probe detection

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Term Description

Detection of nucleic acid sequences specific to staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec (SCCmec), a genomic island found in methicillin-resistance Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). This term was created for, but not limited in use to, Cepheid's Xpert MRSA/SA Nasal assay, a qualitative real-time PCR test that detects Staphylococcus aureus (SA) and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) DNA from nasal swabs in patients at risk for nasal colonization. Primers and probes are used to detect sequences of the staphylococcal protein A (spa), the gene for methicillin/oxacillin resistance (mecA), and the staphylococcal cassette chromosome (SCCmec) inserted into the Staphylococcus aureus chromosomal attB site.

Part Description

LP171727-3 Staphylococcus aureus methicillin resistance SCCmec
SCCmec, or staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec, is a mobile genetic element of Staphylococcus bacterial species. This genetic sequence includes the mecA gene coding for resistance to the antibiotic methicillin and is the only known way for Staphylococcus strains to spread the gene in the wild by horizontal gene transfer. Copyright Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License. See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ for details. Source: Wikipedia , SCCmec

Fully-Specified Name

Component: Staphylococcus aureus methicillin resistance SCCmec
Property: PrThr
Time: Pt
System: Nose
Scale: Ord
Method: Probe.amp.tar

Additional Names

Long Common Name: Staphylococcus aureus methicillin resistance SCCmec [Presence] in Nose by NAA with probe detection
Short Name: SCCmec Nose Ql NAA+probe
Display Name: MRSA SCCmec NAA+probe Ql (Nose)
Consumer Name Alpha Get Info: MRSA SCCmec, Nose

Example Answer List: LL360-9

Source: Regenstrief Institute

Answer	Code	Score	Answer ID
PositiveCopyright http://snomed.info/sct ID:10828004 Positive (qualifier value)			LA6576-8
NegativeCopyright http://snomed.info/sct ID:260385009 Negative (qualifier value)			LA6577-6

Basic Attributes

Class: ABXBACT
Type: Laboratory
First Released: Version 2.44
Last Updated: Version 2.73 (MIN)
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.; Removed parentheses around SCCmec in Component based on our current LOINC model.
Order vs. Observation: Observation
Common Test Rank Get Info: 2380

Member of these Panels

LOINC	Long Common Name
72892-3	MRSA SCCmec and mecA genes panel - Nose by NAA with probe detection

Language Variants Get Info

Tag	Language	Translation
de-AT	German (Austria)	Synonyms: MRSA (SCCmec) ql. /N PCR
de-DE	German (Germany)	Staphylococcus aureus Methicillin-Resistenz SCCmec:Nachweis oder Schwellenwert:Zeitpunkt:Nase:Ordinal:Zielfragmentamplifikation mit Sondendetektion
el-GR	Greek (Greece)	Staphylococcus aureus (Χρυσίζων σταφυλόκοκκος) ανθεκτικός στη μεθικιλλίνη, σταφυλοκοκκικό χρωμόσωμα κασέτας mec:PrThr:Pt:Μύτη:Ord:Ανιχνευτής.ενίσχυση.στόχου Synonyms: PrThr Staphylococcus aureus (Χρυσίζων σταφυλόκοκκος) Staphylococcus aureus (Χρυσίζων σταφυλόκοκκος) ανθεκτικός στη μεθικιλλίνη, σταφυλοκοκκικό χρωμόσωμα κασέτας mec Μεθικιλλίνη
es-ES	Spanish (Spain)	Staphylococcus aureus resistente a meticilina (SCCmec):PrThr:Punto temporal:Nariz:Ord:Sonda con amplificación dirigida
es-MX	Spanish (Mexico)	Staphylococo aureus resistencia a la meticilina SCCmec:Presencia o umbral:Punto temporal:Nariz:Ordinal:Amplificación de ácidos nucleicos con detección de sonda
fr-CA	French (Canada)	Staphylococcus aureus résistant à la méthicilline SCCmec:Présence-Seuil:Temps ponctuel:Nez:Ordinal:Sonde avec amplification de la cible
fr-FR	French (France)	Staphylococcus aureus gène de résistance à la méticilline SCCmec:Présence/Seuil:Ponctuel:Nez:Qualitatif:PCR amplification de cible
it-IT	Italian (Italy)	SCCmec Staphylococcal Cassette Chromosome mec:PrThr:Pt:Naso:Ord:Sonda.amp.tar Synonyms: Presenza o Soglia Punto nel tempo (episodio) Sonda con amplificazione Sonda con amplificazione del target Sonda di DNA Suscettibilità agli antibiotici
nl-NL	Dutch (Netherlands)	Staphylococcus aureus meticillineresistentie (SCCmec):aanwezigheid:moment:neus:ordinaal:probe-detectie Synonyms: MRSA probe.amp.tar
pt-BR	Portuguese (Brazil)	Staphylococcus cassette cromosomo (SCCmec)::Pt:Nasal:Ord:Sonda com limite de detecção da amplificação de alvo
ru-RU	Russian (Russian Federation)	Staphylococcus cassette хромосома (SCCmec):PrThr:ТчкВрм:Нос:Пор:Проба.усил.миш Synonyms: Staphylococcus кассетная хромосома (SCCmec) ДНК проба;ДНК зонд Порядковый Проба с мишени усилением Точка во времени;Момент
tr-TR	Turkish (Turkey)	Staphylococcus aureus methicillin dirençli (SCCmec):MevcEşik:Zmlı:Burun:Srl:Prob.amf.hdf Synonyms: Mevcut
zh-CN	Chinese (China)	金黄色葡萄球菌甲氧西林耐药 SCCmec:存在情况或阈值:时间点:鼻:序数型:探针法.基因扩增.靶向 Synonyms: 2,6-二甲氧基苯青霉素;二甲氧基苯青霉素;二甲氧苯青霉素;新青霉素;甲氧苯青霉素依次型;分类顺序型;定性的;序数型（或称等级型）;性质上的;有序型;有序性分类应答;有序性分类结果;秩次型;等级型;筛查;顺序型借助扩增的探针方法;借助扩增的探针法;探针法.扩增借助靶向扩增的探针方法;借助靶向扩增的探针法;探针法.扩增.靶向存在情况;存在;存在与否;是否存在;阈值;界值;界限;阀值;临界值;存在情况（存在、存在与否、是否存在）或阈值（界值、界限、阀值、临界值）扩增型扩增性抗力抗生素敏感性试验;药敏;药敏类;药敏试验;药敏试验类抗耐性抵抗力抵抗性时刻;随机;随意;瞬间电阻经过扩增的耐性脱氧核糖核酸探针葡萄状球菌葡萄球菌属金葡;金葡菌金黄色葡萄球菌甲氧西林耐药（抗性、耐性、耐药性、抗药、抗药性、耐受、耐药型） SCCmec;葡萄球菌盒式染色体 SCCmec;葡萄球菌盒染色体 SCCmec;葡萄球菌染色体 mec 基因盒;SCCmec 基因;葡萄球菌染色体 mec 盒阻力鼻部

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