Blaoxa2348likegenesisltspmql
Key facts at a glance
- LOINC
- 93390-3
- Short code
- OXA23OXA48
- Synonyms
- blaOXA-23+48-like genes Islt/Spm Ql
- Category
- chemistry
- Sample
- serum
- Container
- Sterile, leak-proof container appropriate for specimen type (e.g., sterile screw-cap tube, transport swab with transport medium, blood culture bottle). For serum, use serum separator tube (SST) or plain red-top tube. For pure isolate, use transport medium or subculture plate.
- Units
- N/A
- Fasting
- false
- Population
- adult
- Sex
- all
- Age range
- 18–65 years
- Method
- molgen
- CPT
- 87150
- SNOMED
- 44608009
- Specimen volume
- Minimum 1 mL of specimen fluid, one swab, or a pure bacterial isolate. For blood cultures, follow standard blood culture collection volumes (8-10 mL per bottle for adults).
- Stability
- Room temperature: 2 hours. Refrigerated (2-8°C): 24-48 hours. Frozen (-20°C or below): 1 week for nucleic acid preservation. For bacterial isolates, maintain on appropriate agar medium and subculture as needed.
- Hemolysis max
- 500
- Lipemia max
- 1000
- Icterus max
- 500
- TAT
- 4–72 hours
- Order
- routine
Reference range
Detected / Not Detected. Negative (Not Detected) indicates the absence of blaOXA-23-like and blaOXA-48-like carbapenemase genes in the tested isolate or specimen. Positive (Detected) indicates the presence of one or both carbapenemase gene families.N/A
No special patient preparation required. Specimen should be collected prior to initiation of antimicrobial therapy when clinically feasible. For surveillance cultures, collect per institutional infection control protocol.
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Medically reviewed by WellAlly Editorial Team Last reviewed August 16, 2026. · Read our editorial policy