LOINC long common name : Human coronavirus 229E OC43 RNA [Presence] in Nasopharynx by NAA with probe detection;
LOINC short name : HCoV 229E OC43 RNA Nph Ql NAA probe;
LOINC description : Human coronavirus 229E is a single-stranded, positive-sense, RNA virus species in
the Alphacoronavirus genus of the subfamily Coronavirinae, in the family Coronaviridae,
of the order Nidovirales. Human coronavirus OC43 is an enveloped, positive-sense,
single-stranded RNA virus species in the Betacoronavirus genus, of the subfamily Coronavirinae,
in the family Coronaviridae, of the order Nidovirales. [Wikipedia] This assay tests
for Human coronavirus 229E and OC43 RNA but does not distinguish between them.;