Version 2.77

Term Description

Qualitative detection of SARS coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) antigen in upper respiratory specimens, such as nasopharyngeal swabs, by immunoassay methods. Testing is performed for the diagnosis of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19).
Source: Regenstrief LOINC

Part Description

LP417540-4   SARS coronavirus 2
The 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) is a coronavirus first identified as the cause of a respiratory illness outbreak in Wuhan, China. Initially, the outbreak was linked to a large seafood and animal market and thought to only be spread by animal to person contact. Within a short time, a growing number of patients who had not been exposed to animal markets were diagnosed with the infection, indicating person-to-person transmission. As of January 2020, infections with 2019-nCoV had been reported internationally due to confirmed cases in travelers from Wuhan. Overall, clinical symptoms appear milder than SARS Coronavirus (SARS-CoV) and Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) infections as do the fatality rate and transmissibility. PMID: 31953166 Reported illnesses range from minor or no respiratory symptoms to severe acute respiratory illness and death.

The full genome of the 2019-nCoV was first posted by Chinese health authorities in GenBank, the NIH genetic sequence database, and in the Global Initiative on Sharing All Influenza Data (GISAI) portal. This facilitated detection of the virus globally with subsequent sequences being nearly identical, suggesting a single, recent emergence from a virus related to bat coronaviruses and the SARS coronavirus. Source: LOINC

Reference Information

Type Source Reference
Webcontent Lab Tests Online®Copyright Copyright © 2021 Lab Tests Online. All rights reserved. Coronavirus (COVID-19) Testing

Fully-Specified Name

Component
SARS coronavirus 2 Ag
Property
PrThr
Time
Pt
System
Respiratory system specimen.upper
Scale
Ord
Method
IA

Additional Names

Short Name
SARS-CoV-2 Ag Upper resp Ql IA
Display Name
SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) Ag IA Ql (Upper resp)
Consumer Name Alpha Get Info
SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) antigen, Upper 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 2.69
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 Groups Get Info

LOINC Group Group Name
LG51046-7 SARS coronavirus 2 Ag|PrThr|Sys:ANYResp
LG51017-8 SARSCoV2 detection

Language Variants Get Info

Tag Language Translation
de-AT German (Austria) Synonyms: SARS-CoV-2-Ag ql. /NP
de-DE German (Germany) SARS-Coronavirus 2 Ag:Nachweis oder Schwellenwert:Zeitpunkt:Probenmaterial vom oberen Respirationstrakt:Ordinal:Immunoassay
es-MX Spanish (Mexico) SARS coronavirus 2 Ag:Presencia o umbral:Punto temporal:Muestra respiratoria superior:Ordinal:Inmunoensayo
fr-FR French (France) Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 Ag:Présence/Seuil:Ponctuel:Voies respiratoires supérieures:Qualitatif:Immunoanalyse
nl-NL Dutch (Netherlands) SARS-CoV-2 Ag:aanwezigheid:moment:bovenste luchtwegen:ordinaal:immunoassay
Synonyms: antigeen bovenste ademhalingsstelsel; systema respiratorium superior IA SARS-virus severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; 2019-nCoV; 2019 novel coronavirus; COVID-19 systema respiratorium; ademhalingsstelsel

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