Accurate deciphering of a medical laboratory specimen is crucial to the correct set up of the media/instrument prior to testing.

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The current Zika virus outbreak requires new entries to be created in laboratory information systems for the associated testing. Positive Zika virus results need to be reported to local, state and federal public health departments, and there are multiple LOINC terms depending on the details of the assay. Consider the following information as…