Version 2.77

Part Descriptions

LP16660-0   Neisseria meningitidis
Neisseria meningitidis is a species of gram-negative, aerobic bacteria. It is a commensal and pathogen only of humans, and can be carried asymptomatically in the nasopharynx. When found in cerebrospinal fluid it is the causative agent of cerebrospinal meningitis (meningitis, meningococcal). It can also be found in venereal discharges and blood. At least 13 serogroups have been described based on antigenic differences in the capsular polysaccharides; the ones causing most meningitis infections being A, B, C, Y, and W-135. Outbreaks caused by serogroup X meningococci have also been reported. Each serogroup can be further classified by serotype, serosubtype, and immunotype. 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
Neisseria meningitidis
Property
PrThr
Time
Pt
System
Respiratory system specimen.upper
Scale
Ord
Method
Organism specific culture

Additional Names

Short Name
N men Upper resp Ql Cult
Display Name
N. meningitidis Org specific cx Ql (Upper resp)
Consumer Name Alpha Get Info
Neisseria meningitidis 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 2.66
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

Member of these Groups Get Info

LOINC Group Group Name
LG41618-6 Neisseria meningitidis
LG50854-5 Neisseria meningitidis|PrThr|Sys:ANYResp

Language Variants Get Info

Tag Language Translation
es-MX Spanish (Mexico) Neisseria meningitidis:Presencia o umbral:Punto temporal:Muestra respiratoria superior:Ordinal:Cultivo específico del organismo
fr-FR French (France) Neisseria meningitidis:Présence/Seuil:Ponctuel:Voies respiratoires supérieures:Qualitatif:Culture spécifique
nl-NL Dutch (Netherlands) Neisseria meningitidis: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
https://fhir.loinc.org/CodeSystem/$lookup?system=http://loinc.org&code=91788-0