LOINC long common name : Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) N3 gene RNA [Presence] in
Specimen by NAA with probe detection;
LOINC short name : MERS-CoV N3 RNA Spec Ql NAA probe;
LOINC description : Real-time PCR is performed to detect the presence of MERS-CoV RNA in respiratory specimens
(nasopharyngeal, oropharyngeal swabs, sputum, lower respiratory aspirates/washes),
serum, and stool. This code was created for, but not limited in use to, the submitter's
primer and probe set, NCV-2012 rRT-PCR (CDC; Catalog #KT0136), which targets the nucleocapsid
protein gene (NCV.N2 and NCV.N3) and upstream the MERS-CoV envelope protein gene (NCV.upE).;