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Part Description

LP173753-7   Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus
Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) is an illness caused by the virus Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronovirus (MERS-CoV). The illness was first reported in Saudi Arabia in 2012, but was later found to have originated in Jordan in 2012. MERS has been found in camels leading to speculation that they may be the initial reservoir for the virus. The largest outbreak of MERS that has occurred outside of the Arabian Peninsula was in the Republic of Korea in 2015 and was linked to an individual who had been traveling in the Arabian Peninsula. The virus is probably spread through respiratory secretions from infected individuals though the exact mode of transmission is under investigation. Infection with MERS begins with an incubation period of 5-6 days followed by a severe acute illness that involves fever, shortness of breath and for patients with comorbidities or reduced immunity can lead to pneumonia and kidney failure. The mortality rate of MERS is 3-4 out of 10 people who are infected, though most of the people who die have underlying conditions. In addition, some people experience only cold-like symptoms and others have no symptoms at all. In the United States, most state laboratories are approved to test for MERS-CoV using the real-time reverse transcription-PCR assay developed by the CDC. The assay can be run on respiratory, serum and stool specimens.[CDC: coronavirus/mers] Source: Regenstrief LOINC

Fully-Specified Name

Component
Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus RNA
Property
PrThr
Time
Pt
System
Respiratory system specimen.lower
Scale
Ord
Method
Non-probe.amp.tar

Additional Names

Short Name
MERS-CoV RNA Lower resp Ql NAA+non-probe
Display Name
MERS-CoV RNA NAA+non-probe Ql (Lower resp)
Consumer Name Alpha Get Info
Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV), Lower respiratory

Example Answer List: LL744-4

Source: Regenstrief Institute
Answer Code Score Answer ID
Detected LA11882-0
Not detected LA11883-8

Basic Attributes

Class
MICRO
Type
Laboratory
First Released
Version 2.66
Last Updated
Version 2.77
Change Reason
Release 2.77: SYSTEM: Updated to standardize the representation of "Respiratory system specimen" in the System subhierarchy across LOINC;
Order vs. Observation
Both

Member of these Panels

LOINC Long Common Name
92958-8 Respiratory pathogens DNA and RNA panel - Lower respiratory specimen by NAA with non-probe detection

Member of these Groups Get Info

LOINC Group Group Name
LG50060-9 Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus RNA|PrThr|Sys:ANYResp

Language Variants Get Info

Tag Language Translation
de-DE German (Germany) Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS CoV) RNA:Nachweis oder Schwellenwert:Zeitpunkt:Respirationstrakt.unterer:Ordinal:Zielfragmentamplifikation mit Detektion ohne Sonde
es-MX Spanish (Mexico) Síndrome respiratorio de Oriente Medio coronavirus ARN:Presencia o umbral:Punto temporal:Muestra de vías respiratorias inferiores:Ordinal:Amplificación de ácidos nucleicos con detección sin sonda
es-ES Spanish (Spain) Coronavirus del sindrome respiratorio de Oriente medio RNA:PrThr:Punto temporal:Muestra de vías respiratorias inferiores:Ord:Amplificación del objetivo no basado en sonda
Synonyms: Muestra del tracto respiratorio Muestra respiratoria Tracto respiratorio
fr-FR French (France) Coronavirus MERS ARN:Présence/Seuil:Ponctuel:Voies respiratoires inférieures:Qualitatif:Non-PCR amplification de cible
it-IT Italian (Italy) Sindrome respiratoria mediorientale da Coronavirus (MERS) RNA:PrThr:Pt:Campione da Sistema Respiratorio.inferiore:Ord:Non-sonda.amp.tar
Synonyms: Amplificazione target non basata su sonda Campione da Apparato Respiratorio Campione da apparato respiratorio inferiore Microbiologia Presenza o Soglia Punto nel tempo (episodio) Sonda con amplificazione Sonda con amplificazione del target Sonda di DNA

LOINC Terminology Service (API) using HL7® FHIR® Get Info

CodeSystem lookup
https://fhir.loinc.org/CodeSystem/$lookup?system=http://loinc.org&code=92967-9