88689-5
Pneumocystis jirovecii [Presence] in Lower respiratory specimen by Calcofluor white
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LP17137-8 Pneumocystis jirovecii
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.
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Source: Wikipedia
, Pneumocystis jiroveci (Wikipedia)
LP17137-8 Pneumocystis jirovecii
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
Fully-Specified Name
- Component
- Pneumocystis jirovecii
- Property
- PrThr
- Time
- Pt
- System
- Respiratory system specimen.lower
- Scale
- Ord
- Method
- Calcofluor white preparation
Additional Names
- Long Common Name
- Pneumocystis jirovecii [Presence] in Lower respiratory specimen by Calcofluor white
- Short Name
- P jirovecii L Resp Ql Calco white
- Display Name
- P. jirovecii Calcofluor white Ql (Lower resp)
- Consumer Name Alpha Get Info
- Pneumocystis jirovecii, Lower 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 2.79 (NAM)
- Change Reason
- Release 2.79: COMPONENT: Correcting typo in Jirovecii; Release 2.77: SYSTEM: Updated to standardize the representation of "Respiratory system specimen" in the System subhierarchy across LOINC;
- Order vs. Observation
- Both
Language Variants Get Info
| Tag | Language | Translation |
|---|---|---|
| el-GR | Greek (Greece) | Μύκητας Pneumocystis jiroveci: Synonyms: PrThr Μύκητας Pneumocystis jiroveci |
| es-MX | Spanish (Mexico) | Pneumocystis jiroveci: |
| es-ES | Spanish (Spain) | Pneumocystis jiroveci: Synonyms: Muestra del tracto respiratorio Muestra respiratoria Tracto respiratorio |
| fr-FR | French (France) | Pneumocystis jiroveci: |
| it-IT | Italian (Italy) | Pneumocystis jiroveci: Synonyms: Calcofluor white Campione da Apparato Respiratorio Campione da apparato respiratorio inferiore Microbiologia Presenza o Soglia Punto nel tempo (episodio) |
| nl-NL | Dutch (Netherlands) | Pneumocystis jiroveci: Synonyms: onderste ademhalingsstelsel; |
| zh-CN | Chinese (China) | 耶氏肺孢子菌: Synonyms: CFW 染色法; |
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