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LP17138-6   Rickettsia prowazekii
Epidemic typhus, also called Jail Fever, Hospital Fever or Famine fever is a form of typhus caused by the bacillus Rickettsia prowazekii , carried by the human body louse Pediculus humanus humanus. Feeding on a human who carries the bacillus infects the louse. R. prowazekii grows in the louse's gut and is excreted in the feces. The disease is transmitted to an uninfected human who scratches the bite and rubs the feces into the wound. Incubation period is one to two weeks. R. prowazekii can remain viable and virulent in the dried feces for many days. The disease will kill the louse and it will remain viable for many weeks in the dead louse. The symptoms set in quickly, and are among the most severe of the typhus family. They include severe headache, a sustained high fever, cough, rash, severe muscle pain, chills, falling blood pressure, stupor, sensitivity to light, and delirium. Copyright Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License. See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ for details. Source: Wikipedia, Rickettsia prowazekii (Wikipedia)

LP17138-6   Rickettsia prowazekii
A species of gram-negative, aerobic bacteria that is the etiologic agent of epidemic typhus fever acquired through contact with lice (TYPHUS, EPIDEMIC LOUSE-BORNE) as well as Brill's disease. Source: National Library of Medicine, MeSH 2006

LOINC Names Get Info

Fully-Specified Name
Rickettsia prowazekii RNA:PrThr:Pt:{Specimen}:Ord:{Molgen}
Long Common Name
Rickettsia prowazekii RNA [Presence] in Specimen by Molgen
Short Name
R prowazek RNA Spec Ql
Display Name
R. prowazekii RNA Molgen Ql (Specimen)
Consumer Name Alpha Get Info
Rickettsia prowazekii, Specimen

Part Model Get Info

  • Component
    Rickettsia prowazekii RNA
    LP39591-0
    • Analyte
      Rickettsia prowazekii RNA
      LP39591-0
      • Component Numerator
        Rickettsia prowazekii RNA
        LP39591-0
        • Component Numerator Core
          Rickettsia prowazekii
          LP17138-6
        • Component Numerator Core Suffix
          RNA
          LP32423-3
      • Component Denominator
        NULL
         
        • Component Denominator Core
          NULL
           
        • Component Denominator Core Suffix
          NULL
           
    • Challenge
      NULL
       
    • Adjustment
      NULL
       
    • Count
      NULL
       
  • Property
    PrThr
    LP217195-9
  • Time
    Pt
    LP6960-1
  • System
    {Specimen}
    LP451871-0
  • Scale
    Ord
    LP7751-3
  • Method
    {Molgen}
    LP452305-8

Basic Attributes

Class
MICRO
Type
Laboratory
First Released
Version 2.83
Last Updated
Version 2.83 (ADD)
Order vs. Observation
Both

Member of these Groups Get Info

LOINC GroupGroup Name
LG41632-7Rickettsia

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