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Acanthamoeba sp identified in Specimen by Organism specific culture

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LP14798-0 Acanthamoeba sp
Acanthamoeba species are ubiquitous soil and freshwater protozoa that have been associated with infections of the human brain, skin, lungs and eyes. Species of Acanthamoeba are distinguished mainly in the form of cysts, and include the following; those marked with an asterisk are known to cause infections. A. astronyxis*, A. castellanii*, A. comandoni, A. culbertsoni*, A. divionensis, A. griffini, A. hatchetti*, A. healyi, A. jacobsi, A. lenticulata, A. lugdunensis*, A. mauritaniensis, A. palestinensis*, A. pearcei, A. polyphaga*, A. pustulosa, A. quina*, A. rhysodes*, A. royreba, A. terricola (renamed A.castellanii Poussard), A. triangularis, and A. tubiashi. Diseases caused by Acanthamoeba include amoebic keratitis and encephalitis.The latter is caused by Acanthamoeba entering cuts and spreading to the central nervous system. Copyright Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License. See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ for details. Source: Wikipedia , Acanthamoeba

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: Acanthamoeba sp
Property: Prid
Time: Pt
System: XXX
Scale: Nom
Method: Organism specific culture

Additional Names

Long Common Name: Acanthamoeba sp identified in Specimen by Organism specific culture
Short Name: Acanthamoeba Spec Cult
Display Name: Acanthamoeba sp identified Org specific cx Nom (Specimen)
Consumer Name Alpha Get Info: Acanthamoeba sp culture, Specimen

Example Answer List: LL4724-2

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Answer	Code	Score	Answer ID
Acanthamoeba astronyxis			LA28378-0
Acanthamoeba castellanii			LA28377-2
Acanthamoeba culbertsoni			LA28375-6
Acanthamoeba lugdunensis			LA28380-6
Acanthamoeba polyphaga			LA28376-4
Acanthamoeba hatchetti			LA28379-8

Basic Attributes

Class: MICRO
Type: Laboratory
First Released: Version 1.0i
Last Updated: Version 2.79 (NAM)
Change Reason: Release 2.79: COMPONENT: Triggered by the coll w SCT:The understanding is that the word "identified" refers to the property "PRID", its presence in the component is redundant to the property. Therefore it is better to remove "identified" from the component.;
Order vs. Observation: Both
Common Test Rank Get Info: 13920

Language Variants Get Info

Tag	Language	Translation
de-AT	German (Austria)	Synonyms: Acanthamoeba spp. Kultur /SM
el-GR	Greek (Greece)	Acanthamoeba sp:Prid:Pt:XXX:Nom:Ειδική καλλιέργεια οργανισμού Synonyms: Acanthamoeba sp Prid
es-AR	Spanish (Argentina)	especie de Acanthamoeba identificada:presencia o identidad:punto en el tiempo:XXX:Nominal:cultivo de organismo específico
es-ES	Spanish (Spain)	Acanthamoeba sp:Presencia o identidad:Punto temporal:XXX:Nom:Cultivos especíificos
es-MX	Spanish (Mexico)	Acanthamoeba sp identificada:Presencia o identidad:Punto temporal:XXX:Nominal:Cultivo específico del organismo
fr-CA	French (Canada)	Acanthamœba sp:Présence ou identité:Temps ponctuel:XXX:Nominal:Culture spécifique à un microorganisme
fr-FR	French (France)	Acanthamoeba identifié:Identification:Ponctuel:Milieux divers:Résultat nominal:Culture spécifique
fr-BE	French (Belgium)	Acanthamoeba sp:Présence ou identité:Temps ponctuel:XXX:Nominal:Culture spécifique de microorganisme
it-IT	Italian (Italy)	Acanthamoeba sp:Prid:Pt:XXX:Nom:Organismo, coltura specifica Synonyms: Coltura specifica di un organismo Microbiologia Presenza o Identità Punto nel tempo (episodio)
ko-KR	Korean (Korea, Republic Of)	가시아메바종 동정:존재:검사시점:XXX:명칭결과:균 특이 배양
nl-NL	Dutch (Netherlands)	Acanthamoeba sp.:identificator:moment:XXX:nominaal:organisme-specifieke kweek
pl-PL	Polish (Poland)	Acanthamoeba sp.:wykrycie lub identyfikacja:punkt w czasie:XXX:cecha:hodowla specyficzna dla organizmu Synonyms: Acanthamoeba sp.
pt-BR	Portuguese (Brazil)	Identificação de Acanthamoeba sp:Ident:Pt:XXX:Nom:Cultura para microorganismo específico Synonyms: Soil amoeba; Amebic keratitis; Amebic meningoencephalitis; Identity or presence; Point in time; Random; Misc; Miscellaneous; Unspecified; Other; Nominal; Cult; Cultures; C&S; Isolated; species; spp; Microbiology
ru-RU	Russian (Russian Federation)	Acanthamoeba sp:ПрИд:ТчкВрм:XXX:Ном:Культура специфичного оранизма Synonyms: Номинальный;Именной Присутствие или Идентификация Точка во времени;Момент
tr-TR	Turkish (Turkey)	Acanthamoeba sp:MevcKimlik:Zmlı:XXX:Snf:Etken spesifik kültür Synonyms: Organizma spesifik kültür
zh-CN	Chinese (China)	棘阿米巴属单个未知种:存在与否或特征标识:时间点:XXX:名义型:微生物特异性培养 Synonyms: 不明的;其他;将在相应消息内其他部分之中加以详细说明;未作详细说明的;未作说明的;未做说明的标本;未加规定的;未加说明的标本;杂项分类型应答;分类型结果;名义性;名称型;名词型;名词性;标称性;没有自然次序的名义型或分类型应答土壤阿米巴;棘阿米巴;棘阿米巴角膜炎;阿米巴性脑膜脑炎;棘阿米巴单个未知种培养方法存在;存在与否;特征标识;身份;身份标识微生物学;微生物学试验;微生物学试验（培养、DNA、抗原及抗体）时刻;随机;随意;瞬间物种特异特异性的特异的生物特异性培养生物种

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