71718-1

Enterococcus sp DNA [Presence] in Specimen by NAA with probe detection

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LP16648-5   Enterococcus sp
A genus of gram-positive, coccoid bacteria consisting of organisms causing variable hemolysis that are normal flora of the intestinal tract. Previously thought to be a member of the genus Streptococcus, it is now recognized as a separate genus. Source: National Library of Medicine, MeSH 2006

LP16648-5   Enterococcus sp
Enterococcus is a genus of lactic acid bacteria of the phylum Firmicutes. Enterococci are Gram-positive cocci that often occur in pairs (diplococci) or short chains, and are difficult to distinguish from streptococci on physical characteristics alone.Two species are common commensal organisms in the intestines of humans: E. faecalis (90-95%) and E. faecium (5-10%). Rare clusters of infections occur with other species, including E. casseliflavus, E. gallinarum, and E. raffinosus.

Important clinical infections caused by Enterococcus include urinary tract infections, bacteremia, bacterial endocarditis, diverticulitis, and meningitis.Sensitive strains of these bacteria can be treated with ampicillin and vancomycin.

From a medical standpoint, an important feature of this genus is the high level of intrinsic antibiotic resistance. Some enterococci are intrinsically resistant to β-lactam-based antibiotics (penicillins,cephalosporins,carbapenems), as well as many aminoglycosides. In the last two decades, particularly virulent strains of Enterococcus that are resistant to vancomycin (vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus, or VRE) have emerged in nosocomial infections of hospitalized patients, especially in the US. Other developed countries, such as the UK, have been spared this epidemic, and, in 2005, Singapore managed to halt an epidemic of VRE.[citation needed] VRE may be treated with quinupristin/dalfopristin (Synercid) with response rates of approximately 70%. Tigecycline has also been shown to have anti-enterococcal activity as has rifampicin.

Enterococcal meningitis is a rare complication of neurosurgery. It often requires treatment with intravenous or intrathecal vancomycin, yet it is debatable as to whether its use has any impact on outcome: the removal of any neurological devices is a crucial part of the management of these infections. New epidemiological evidence has shown that enterococci are major infectious agent in chronic bacterial prostatitis. Enterococci are able to form biofilm in the prostate gland making their eradication difficult. 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, Wikipedia

Fully-Specified Name

Component

Enterococcus sp DNA

Property

PrThr

Time

Pt

System

XXX

Scale

Ord

Method

Probe.amp.tar

Additional Names

Short Name

Enterococ DNA Spec Ql NAA+probe

Display Name

Enterococcus sp DNA NAA+probe Ql (Specimen)

Consumer Name Alpha Get Info

Enterococcus sp, Specimen

Example Answer List: LL956-4

Basic Attributes

Class

MICRO

Type

Laboratory

First Released

Version 2.40

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.

Order vs. Observation

Both

Common Test Rank Get Info

5757

Language Variants Get Info

Related Names

• 3 Self-Sustaining Sequence Replication
• 3SR SR
• Amplif
• Amplification
• Amplified
• Deoxyribonucleic acid
• DNA NUCLEIC ACID PROBE
• DNA probe
• ID
• Infectious Disease
• InfectiousDisease
• LAT
• LCR
• Ligase chain reaction
• Ligation-activated transcription
• Microbiology
• Misc
• Miscellaneous
• NAA+probe
• NAAT
• NASBA
• Nucleic acid sequence based analysis
• Ordinal
• Other
• PCR
• Point in time
• Polymerase chain reaction
• PR
• Probe amp
• Probe with ampification
• Probe with target amplification
• QBR
• QL
• Qual
• Qualitative
• Random
• Screen
• SDA
• Spec
• species
• spp
• Strand Displacement Amplification
• TMA
• To be specified in another part of the message
• Transcription mediated amplification
• Unspecified

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