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Part Descriptions

LP16683-2   Corynebacterium diphtheriae
A species of gram-positive, asporogenous bacteria subdivided in 3 types: gravis, intermedius, and mitis, names originally assigned according to the clinical severity of the disease that they trigger. This species causes diptheria. Source: National Library of Medicine, MeSH 2006

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
Corynebacterium diphtheriae
Property
PrThr
Time
Pt
System
Respiratory system specimen.upper
Scale
Ord
Method
Organism specific culture

Additional Names

Short Name
C diphtheriae Upper resp Ql Cult
Display Name
C. diphtheriae Org specific cx Ql (Upper resp)
Consumer Name Alpha Get Info
Corynebacterium diphtheriae culture, Upper respiratory

Example Answer List: LL744-4

Source: Regenstrief Institute
Answer Code Score Answer ID
Detected LA11882-0
Not detected LA11883-8

Basic Attributes

Class
MICRO
Type
Laboratory
First Released
Version 2.64
Last Updated
Version 2.77
Change Reason
Release 2.77: SYSTEM: Updated to standardize the representation of "Respiratory system specimen" in the System subhierarchy across LOINC;
Order vs. Observation
Both

Member of these Groups Get Info

LOINC Group Group Name
LG41614-5 Corynebacterium diphtheriae
LG51684-5 Corynebacterium diphtheriae|PrThr|Sys:ANYResp

Language Variants Get Info

Tag Language Translation
de-DE German (Germany) Corynebacterium diphtheriae:Nachweis oder Schwellenwert:Zeitpunkt:Respirationstrakt.oberer:Ordinal:Erregerspezifische Kultur
es-MX Spanish (Mexico) Corynebacterium diphtheriae:Presencia o umbral:Punto temporal:Muestra respiratoria superior:Ordinal:Cultivo específico del organismo
es-ES Spanish (Spain) Corynebacterium diftheriae:PrThr:Punto temporal:Muestra de vías respiratorias altas:Ord:Cultivos especíificos
Synonyms: Muestra del tracto respiratorio Muestra respiratoria Tracto respiratorio
fr-FR French (France) Corynebacterium diphtheriae:Présence/Seuil:Ponctuel:Voies respiratoires supérieures:Qualitatif:Culture spécifique
it-IT Italian (Italy) Corynebacterium diphtheriae:PrThr:Pt:Campione da Sistema Respiratorio.superiore:Ord:Organismo, coltura specifica
Synonyms: Campione da Apparato Respiratorio Campione da apparato respiratorio superiore Coltura specifica di un organismo Microbiologia Presenza o Soglia Punto nel tempo (episodio)
nl-NL Dutch (Netherlands) Corynebacterium diphtheriae:aanwezigheid:moment:bovenste luchtwegen:ordinaal:organisme-specifieke kweek
Synonyms: bovenste ademhalingsstelsel; systema respiratorium superior systema respiratorium; ademhalingsstelsel

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

CodeSystem lookup
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