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
NCncRange
Time
Pt
System
Respiratory system specimen.lower
Scale
SemiQn
Method
Non-probe.amp.tar

Additional Names

Short Name
S aureus DNA L resp NAA+non-prb-NCncRng
Display Name
S. aureus DNA NAA+non-probe (Lower resp) [NCncRange]
Consumer Name Alpha Get Info
Staphylococcus aureus, Lower respiratory

Example Answer List: LL5239-0

Source: BioFire Diagnostics LLC
Answer Code Score Answer ID
<10^3.5 copies/mL LA30121-0
10^3.5 - <10^4.5 copies/mL LA29765-7
10^4.5 - <10^5.5 copies/mL LA29766-5
10^5.5 - <10^6.5 copies/mL LA29767-3
10^6.5 - <10^7.5 copies/mL LA29768-1
>=10^7.5 copies/mL LA30120-2

Basic Attributes

Class
MICRO
Type
Laboratory
First Released
Version 2.69
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
92958-8 Respiratory pathogens DNA and RNA panel - Lower respiratory specimen by NAA with non-probe detection

Member of these Groups Get Info

LOINC Group Group Name
LG50896-6 Staphylococcus aureus DNA|NCncRange|Sys:ANYResp

Language Variants Get Info

Tag Language Translation
es-MX Spanish (Mexico) ADN de Staphylococo aureus:NCncRange:Punto temporal:Muestra de vías respiratorias inferiores:Ordinal:Amplificación de ácidos nucleicos con detección sin sonda
fr-FR French (France) Staphylococcus aureus ADN:Nombre/Volume (Valeurs de référence):Ponctuel:Voies respiratoires inférieures:Qualitatif:Non-PCR amplification de cible

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

CodeSystem lookup
https://fhir.loinc.org/CodeSystem/$lookup?system=http://loinc.org&code=96328-0