LOINC long common name : Methicillin resistance mecA gene [Presence] by NAA with non-probe detection in Positive
blood culture;
LOINC short name : mecA Bld Pos Ql NAA non-probe;
LOINC description : Qualitative detection of the nucleic acid sequences in the bacterial methicillin resistance
mecA gene in positive blood culture specimens by target amplification and non-probe
detection methods, such as melt curve analysis. This term was created for, but not
limited in use to, the submitter's test kit, FilmArray Blood Culture Identification
panel v2. For the FilmArray kit, a Not Detected result does not indicate antimicrobial
susceptibility. Subculturing is required for species identification and susceptibility
testing of isolates.;