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LP14920-0   Clostridioides difficile toxin B
Clostridium difficile toxin B is a toxin produced by the bacteria Clostridium difficile. C. difficile produces two major kinds of toxins that are very potent and lethal; an enterotoxin (Toxin A) and a cytotoxin (Toxin B, this protein). Early studies suggested that toxin A (also known as TcdA) is the major toxin protein causing antibiotic-associated diarrhea (AAD); however, within the last decade it has been shown that Toxin B (or TcdB) plays a more important role in disease than anyone had forecasted. Toxin B has been identified as the major virulence factor that causes the opening of tight junctions of intestinal epithelial cells, which enables toxin to increase vascular permeability and induce hemorrhaging. 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, Clostridium difficile toxin B

LOINC Names Get Info

Fully-Specified Name
Clostridioides difficile toxin B DNA:PrThr:Pt:{Specimen}:Ord:{Molgen}
Long Common Name
Clostridioides difficile toxin B DNA [Presence] in Specimen by Molgen
Short Name
C diff Tox B DNA Spec Ql
Display Name
C. difficile toxin B DNA Molgen Ql (Specimen)
Consumer Name Alpha Get Info
Clostridioides difficile toxin B, Specimen

Part Model Get Info

  • Component
    Clostridioides difficile toxin B DNA
    LP443735-8
    • Analyte
      Clostridioides difficile toxin B DNA
      LP443735-8
      • Component Numerator
        Clostridioides difficile toxin B DNA
        LP443735-8
        • Component Numerator Core
          Clostridioides difficile toxin B
          LP14920-0
        • Component Numerator Core Suffix
          DNA
          LP32416-7
      • 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

LOINC Terminology Service (API) using HL7® FHIR® Get Info

CodeSystem lookup
https://fhir.loinc.org/CodeSystem/$lookup?system=http://loinc.org&code=115238-8