14519-3

Pneumocystis jiroveci Ag [Presence] in Eye by Immunofluorescence

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LP17137-8   Pneumocystis jiroveci
Pneumocystis jiroveci is a fungus. This parasitic organism was earlier classified as a protozoan, and still is sometimes called by its former name Pneumocystis carinii. It causes the disease pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP), which afflicts people with weakened immune systems, such as children, the elderly, and especially AIDS patients, in whom it is most commonly observed today. It was first recognized in institutional epidemics among malnourished children and infants. The actual life cycle is unknown. Debate continues as to whether or not the parasite is transmitted through latent infection or active infection. Historically it was thought to be latent, with a duration of up to a year, but recent studies suggest an active state. Symptoms of infection include shortness of breath, nonproductive cough, and low grade fever. Death by asphyxia is a consequent threat, as in any pneumonia. 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, Pneumocystis jiroveci (Wikipedia)

LP17137-8   Pneumocystis jiroveci
A species of PNEUMOCYSTIS infecting humans and causing PNEUMOCYSTIS PNEUMONIA. It also occasionally causes extrapulmonary disease in immunocompromised patients. Its former name was Pneumocystis carinii f. sp. hominis. Source: National Library of Medicine, MeSH 2006

LP7218-3   Eye
The "Eye" System in LOINC is a broad concept that includes all parts of the eye, including ocular fluid (aqueous and vitreous), cornea, and conjunctiva. Source: Regenstrief LOINC

Fully-Specified Name

Component

Pneumocystis jiroveci Ag

Property

PrThr

Time

Pt

System

Eye

Scale

Ord

Method

IF

Additional Names

Short Name

P jiroveci Ag Eye Ql IF

Display Name

P. jiroveci Ag IF Ql (Eye)

Consumer Name Alpha Get Info

Pneumocystis jiroveci antigen, Eye

Basic Attributes

Class

MICRO

Type

Laboratory

First Released

Version 1.0k

Last Updated

Version 2.56

Change Reason

The PrThr property is used for LOINC terms whose results are reported using an ordered categorical scale, regardless of whether or not an internal threshold was used to make that determination. This change was approved by the Laboratory LOINC Committee in June 2016.

Order vs. Observation

Both

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Related Names

• ACIF
• Anticomplement Immunofluorescence
• Antigen
• Antigens
• DFA
• Eyeball
• FA
• Fluorescent antibody
• Fluoresent
• ID
• IFA
• Immune fluorescence
• Immunoflour
• Immunofluor
• Immunofluorescence
• Infectious Disease
• InfectiousDisease
• Microbiology
• Occular
• Oculis
• Ophthalmologic
• Optic globe
• Ordinal
• P carinii
• P jiroveci
• PCP
• Pneumocystis carinii
• Point in time
• PR
• QL
• Qual
• Qualitative
• Random
• Screen
• Time Resolved Fluorescence
• TRF
• Vision
• Visual

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