Version 2.77

Part Descriptions

LP16662-6   Staphylococcus aureus
Potentially pathogenic bacteria found in nasal membranes, skin, hair follicles, and perineum of warm-blooded animals. They may cause a wide range of infections and intoxications. Source: National Library of Medicine, MeSH 2006

LP16662-6   Staphylococcus aureus
Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) are cocci-shaped gram-positive bacteria that assemble in grape-like clusters and cause a wide variety of infections. Up to 50% of adults carry S. aureus on their skin or in their mucous membranes. It is highly adaptable, resulting in drug resistant strains: methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA), methicillin-susceptbile S. aureus (MSSA), vancomycin-intermediate S. aureus (VISA) and vancomycin-resistant S. aureus (VRSA). Examples of human infections caused by S. aureus: bacteremia, gastroenteritis, infective endocarditis, meningitis, osteomyelitis, pulmonary infections, septic arthritis, skin and soft tissue infections, toxic shock syndrome, and urinary tract infections. Diagnosis of S. aureus infection may vary by infection site, e.g., clinical signs and symptoms for skin infections, blood or tissue cultures for other infection types. People with chronic health conditions, weakened immune systems or IV drug users are at a greater risk, as are patients in intensive care units (ICUs) and those with a history of certain types of surgeries and patients with implanted medical devices. PMID: 28722898 Source: Regenstrief LOINC

Fully-Specified Name

Component
Staphylococcus aureus DNA
Property
PrThr
Time
Pt
System
Respiratory system specimen.lower
Scale
Ord
Method
Probe.amp.tar

Additional Names

Short Name
S aureus DNA Lower resp Ql NAA+probe
Display Name
S. aureus DNA NAA+probe Ql (Lower resp)
Consumer Name Alpha Get Info
Staphylococcus aureus, 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 2.68
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 Panels

LOINC Long Common Name
94393-6 Respiratory pathogens DNA and RNA panel - Lower respiratory specimen by NAA with probe detection

Member of these Groups Get Info

LOINC Group Group Name
LG50975-8 Staphylococcus aureus DNA|PrThr|Sys:ANYResp

Language Variants Get Info

Tag Language Translation
es-MX Spanish (Mexico) ADN de Staphylococo aureus:Presencia o umbral:Punto temporal:Muestra de vías respiratorias inferiores:Ordinal:Amplificación de ácidos nucleicos con detección de sonda
fr-FR French (France) Staphylococcus aureus ADN:Présence/Seuil:Ponctuel:Voies respiratoires inférieures:Qualitatif:PCR amplification de cible
nl-NL Dutch (Netherlands) Staphylococcus aureus DNA:aanwezigheid:moment:onderste luchtwegen:ordinaal:probe-detectie
Synonyms: onderste ademhalingsstelsel; systema respiratorium inferior probe.amp.tar systema respiratorium; ademhalingsstelsel

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

CodeSystem lookup
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