LOINC display name : B. microti and B. divergens and B. duncani SSU rRNA gene panel NAA non-probe (Bld);
LOINC long common name : Babesia microti and B. divergens MO-1 and B. duncani 18S rRNA gene panel - Blood by
NAA with non-probe detection;
LOINC short name : Babesia sp 18S rRNA Pnl Bld NAA non-pr;
LOINC description : This panel contains ordinal results for detection of nucleic acids within the 18S
small subunit (SSU) gene of Babesia microti, B. divergens and MO-1 strains, and B.
duncani species. The submitter's assay cannot differentiate between B. divergens and
MO-1 strains due to close proximity of the melting curves. This test may be performed
as an initial screening or as a confirmatory testing method for suspected babesiosis.;