Version 2.77

Part Descriptions

LP29134-1   Yeast
Fungi are eukaryotic microorganisms which manifest as yeasts, molds or a combination. Yeasts start as individual cells that reproduce by budding. Molds, which are long filaments or hyphae, grow by apical extension. Both yeasts and molds are heterotrophic and digest their food externally by absorptive nutrition. Taxonomically, yeast are characterized by their size and shape, the presence or absence of capsules, conidiogenesis (the process of daughter cell formation), presence of sexual spores, the formation of pseudo-and true hyphae and physiologic data. Species are differentiated based on the ability to assimilate and ferment carbon sources, and to utilize nitrate as nitrogen. Some opportunistic fungal pathogens found in humans are dimorphic. They grow as mycelium in nature and reproduce as yeast in the body. One example is Candida which can quickly transform from yeast to the hyphal phase in humans; this process helps it invade host tissue. [NCBI Books:NBK8125] Source: Regenstrief LOINC

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
Yeast identified
Property
Prid
Time
Pt
System
Respiratory system specimen.upper
Scale
Nom
Method
Organism specific culture

Additional Names

Short Name
Yeast Upper resp Cult
Display Name
Yeast identified Org specific cx Nom (Upper resp)
Consumer Name Alpha Get Info
Yeast culture, Upper respiratory

Basic Attributes

Class
MICRO
Type
Laboratory
First Released
Version 2.66
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

Language Variants Get Info

Tag Language Translation
es-MX Spanish (Mexico) Levadura identificada:Presencia o identidad:Punto temporal:Muestra respiratoria superior:Nominal:Cultivo específico del organismo
fr-FR French (France) Levures identifiées:Identification:Ponctuel:Voies respiratoires supérieures:Résultat nominal:Culture spécifique
nl-NL Dutch (Netherlands) gist geïdentificeerd:identificator:moment:bovenste luchtwegen:nominaal:organisme-specifieke kweek
Synonyms: bovenste ademhalingsstelsel; systema respiratorium superior systema respiratorium; ademhalingsstelsel

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

CodeSystem lookup
https://fhir.loinc.org/CodeSystem/$lookup?system=http://loinc.org&code=91779-9