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Clostridioides difficile [Presence] in Stool by Organism specific culture
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Part Descriptions
LP16813-5 Clostridioides difficile
Clostridium difficile (C. difficile) is a species of bacteria of the genus Clostridium which are gram-positive, anaerobic, spore-forming rods. It is the most significant cause of pseudomembranous colitis , a severe infection of the colon, often after normal gut flora is eradicated by the use of antibiotics. Treatment consists of stopping any antibiotics and administering specific anticlostridial antibiotics such as metronidazole.
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LP6429-7 Organism specific culture
An organism-specific culture contains nutrients that optimize the growth of a specific organism and inhibitors that prevent the growth of competing organisms.
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Fully-Specified Name
- Component
- Clostridioides difficile
- Property
- PrThr
- Time
- Pt
- System
- Stool
- Scale
- Ord
- Method
- Organism specific culture
Additional Names
- Short Name
- C diff Stl Ql Cult
- Display Name
- C. difficile Org specific cx Ql (Stl)
- Consumer Name Alpha Get Info
- Clostridioides difficile culture, Stool
Basic Attributes
- Class
- MICRO
- Type
- Laboratory
- First Released
- Version 1.0
- Last Updated
- Version 2.73
- 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; Updated genus name from Clostridium to Clostridioides based on current (2019) accepted nomenclature for this genus [PMID:27370902].
- Order vs. Observation
- Both
- Common Test Rank Get Info
- 5060
Language Variants Get Info
| Tag | Language | Translation |
|---|---|---|
| de-AT | German (Austria) | Synonyms: Clostridium difficile Kultur ql. /ST |
| de-DE | German (Germany) | Clostridioides difficile: |
| es-AR | Spanish (Argentina) | Clostridium difficile: |
| es-ES | Spanish (Spain) | Clostridium difficile: |
| es-MX | Spanish (Mexico) | Clostridioides difficile: |
| fr-CA | French (Canada) | Clostridioides difficile: |
| fr-FR | French (France) | Clostridioides difficile: |
| fr-BE | French (Belgium) | Clostridium difficile: |
| it-IT | Italian (Italy) | Clostridium difficile: Synonyms: Coltura specifica di un organismo Microbiologia Presenza o Soglia Punto nel tempo (episodio) |
| ko-KR | Korean (Korea, Republic Of) | 클로스트리디움 디피실리: |
| nl-NL | Dutch (Netherlands) | Clostridioides difficile: Synonyms: Clostridium difficile ontlasting; |
| pt-BR | Portuguese (Brazil) | Clostridium difficile: Synonyms: ; |
| ru-RU | Russian (Russian Federation) | Clostridium difficile: Synonyms: Порядковый Точка во времени; |
| tr-TR | Turkish (Turkey) | Clostridium difficile: Synonyms: Gaita; |
| uk-UA | Ukrainian (Ukraine) | Clostridioides difficile: Synonyms: Bowel movement; |
| zh-CN | Chinese (China) | 艰难梭菌: Synonyms: 依次型; |
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