Technical Note: Issue with nl-NL translation in LOINC 2.82

General
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Nictiz, the Dutch language translators for LOINC, have identified a significant data omission in the nl-NL (Dutch) translation included in version 2.82 of LOINC.

Description of the Issue

The LONG_COMMON_NAME field within the published Dutch translation is correctly populated in only a small fraction of the included rows. This error was caused by a technical glitch in our automated language compilation system.

Scope of Impact

This issue affects the following:

  • The nlNL22LinguisticVariant.csv file included within the Accessory Files directory of Loinc_2.82.zip.

  • Dutch language translations served via the LOINC Terminology Service (FHIR API)

  • SearchLOINC web app

  • LOINC details pages

No other linguistic variant files or languages are affected by this error.

Resolution Plan

We are currently generating a patch file to replace the erroneously omitted values. This patch will be made available shortly to restore full functionality for Dutch language users. We will post an update once the issue has been resolved.

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The impacted items listed above have been resolved. The individual nlNL22LinguisticVariant.csv file is available as a single artifact for your convenience.