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Clostridioides difficile Ab [Titer] in Serum
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Part Description
LP16813-5 Clostridioides difficile
Clostridium difficile (C. difficile) is a species of bacteria of the genus Clostridium which are gram-positive, anaerobic, spore-forming rods. It is the most significant cause of pseudomembranous colitis , a severe infection of the colon, often after normal gut flora is eradicated by the use of antibiotics. Treatment consists of stopping any antibiotics and administering specific anticlostridial antibiotics such as metronidazole.
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Clostridium difficile (Wikipedia)
LOINC Names Get Info
- Fully-Specified Name
- Clostridioides difficile Ab:
Titr: Pt: Ser: SemiQn: - Long Common Name
- Clostridioides difficile Ab [Titer] in Serum
- Short Name
- C diff Ab Titr Ser
- Display Name
- C. difficile Ab (S) [Titer]
- Consumer Name Alpha Get Info
- Clostridioides difficile antibody, Blood
Part Model Get Info
Basic Attributes
- Class
- MICRO
- Type
- Laboratory
- First Released
- Version 1.0i
- Last Updated
- Version 2.75 (MAJ)
- Change Reason
- Updated genus name from Clostridium to Clostridioides based on current (2019) accepted nomenclature for this genus [PMID:27370902].
- Order vs. Observation
- Both
- Common Test Rank Get Info
- 13139
Language Variants Get Info
| Tag | Language | Translation |
|---|---|---|
| cs-CZ | Czech (Czechia) | Clostridioides difficile Ab: |
| de-DE | German (Germany) | Clostridioides difficile Ak: |
| el-GR | Greek (Greece) | Clostridioides difficile Αντίσωμα: Synonyms: Clostridioides difficile MICRO Pt Titr Αντίσωμα Ημιποσοτική Ορός |
| es-AR | Spanish (Argentina) | [anticuerpo anti - ] Clostridium difficile [Ac]: |
| es-ES | Spanish (Spain) | Clostridium difficile Anticuerpos: Synonyms: Semicuantitativo |
| es-MX | Spanish (Mexico) | Clostridioides difficile Ab: |
| fr-CA | French (Canada) | Clostridioides difficile, Ac: |
| fr-FR | French (France) | Clostridioides difficile Ac: |
| it-IT | Italian (Italy) | Clostridium difficile Ab: Synonyms: anticorpo Microbiologia Punto nel tempo (episodio) Siero Titolo |
| ko-KR | Korean (Korea, Republic Of) | 클로스트리디움 디피실리 항체: |
| nl-NL | Dutch (Netherlands) | Clostridioides difficile As: Synonyms: antistof; |
| pt-BR | Portuguese (Brazil) | Clostridium difficile Ac: Synonyms: ; |
| zh-CN | Chinese (China) | 艰难梭菌 抗体: Synonyms: Ab; |
Example Units
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| {titer} | Example UCUM Units |
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