87991-6
Acanthamoeba sp identified in Contact lens by Organism specific culture
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LP14798-0 Acanthamoeba sp
Acanthamoeba species are ubiquitous soil and freshwater protozoa that have been associated with infections of the human brain, skin, lungs and eyes. Species of Acanthamoeba are distinguished mainly in the form of cysts, and include the following; those marked with an asterisk are known to cause infections. A. astronyxis*, A. castellanii*, A. comandoni, A. culbertsoni*, A. divionensis, A. griffini, A. hatchetti*, A. healyi, A. jacobsi, A. lenticulata, A. lugdunensis*, A. mauritaniensis, A. palestinensis*, A. pearcei, A. polyphaga*, A. pustulosa, A. quina*, A. rhysodes*, A. royreba, A. terricola (renamed A.castellanii Poussard), A. triangularis, and A. tubiashi. Diseases caused by Acanthamoeba include amoebic keratitis and encephalitis.The latter is caused by Acanthamoeba entering cuts and spreading to the central nervous system.
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Source: Wikipedia, Acanthamoeba
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.
Source: Regenstrief LOINC
Fully-Specified Name
- Component
- Acanthamoeba sp identified
- Property
- Prid
- Time
- Pt
- System
- Contact lens
- Scale
- Nom
- Method
- Organism specific culture
Additional Names
- Short Name
- Acanthamoeba Cont lens Cult
- Display Name
- Acanthamoeba sp identified Org specific cx Nom (Contact lens)
- Consumer Name Alpha Get Info
- Acanthamoeba sp culture, Contact lens
Example Answer List: LL4724-2
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention| Answer | Code | Score | Answer ID |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acanthamoeba astronyxis | LA28378-0 | ||
| Acanthamoeba castellanii | LA28377-2 | ||
| Acanthamoeba culbertsoni | LA28375-6 | ||
| Acanthamoeba lugdunensis | LA28380-6 | ||
| Acanthamoeba polyphaga | LA28376-4 | ||
| Acanthamoeba hatchetti | LA28379-8 |
Basic Attributes
- Class
- MICRO
- Type
- Laboratory
- First Released
- Version 2.63
- Last Updated
- Version 2.68
- Order vs. Observation
- Both
Language Variants Get Info
| Tag | Language | Translation |
|---|---|---|
| es-ES | Spanish (Spain) | Acanthamoeba sp identificado: |
| es-MX | Spanish (Mexico) | Acanthamoeba sp identificada: |
| fr-FR | French (France) | Acanthamoeba identifié: |
| fr-BE | French (Belgium) | Acanthamoeba sp Identifiées: Synonyms: Identifiées |
| it-IT | Italian (Italy) | Acanthamoeba sp, identificato: Synonyms: Coltura specifica di un organismo Microbiologia Presenza o Identità Punto nel tempo (episodio) |
| nl-NL | Dutch (Netherlands) | Acanthamoeba sp. geïdentificeerd: |
| pl-PL | Polish (Poland) | Acanthamoeba sp. zidentyfikowany: Synonyms: Acanthamoeba sp. wykryty |
| ru-RU | Russian (Russian Federation) | Acanthamoeba sp идентифицированный: Synonyms: Номинальный; |
| tr-TR | Turkish (Turkey) | Acanthamoeba sp tanımlanmış: Synonyms: Organizma spesifik kültür |
| zh-CN | Chinese (China) | 棘阿米巴属单个未知种 已鉴定的: Synonyms: 分离出的; |
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