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Official Description

Lower respiratory tract infectious agent detection, 18 bacteria, 8 viruses, and 7 antimicrobialresistance genes, amplified probe technique, including reverse transcription for RNA targets, each analyte reported as detected or not detected with semiquantitative results for 15 bacteria

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Short Descr LRT IAD 18BCT/8VIR&7ARG RNA
Medium Descr LRT IAD 18BCT/8VIRUS&7ARG AMP PRB TQ RT RNA TRGT
Long Descr Lower respiratory tract infectious agent detection, 18 bacteria, 8 viruses, and 7 antimicrobialresistance genes, amplified probe technique, including reverse transcription for RNA targets, each analyte reported as detected or not detected with semiquantitative results for 15 bacteria
APC Status Indicator Conditionally packaged laboratory tests
Berenson-Eggers TOS (BETOS) none
MUE Not applicable/unspecified.
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2026-01-01 Added First appearance of addition in codebook.
2025-01-01 Added Code Added.
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