77344-0
LOINC Code
| LOINC code | 77344-0 | |
|---|---|---|
| name | ||
| description | Performed when there is a clinical assessment of prosthetic infection or clinical suspicion of aseptic prosthetic joint loosening. Explanted prosthesis components for suspected infection are placed into a tank containing sterile Ringer's solution and sonicated (ultrasound to dislodge the biofilm microorganisms into the surrounding fluid). The sonication fluid is cultured on aerobic and anaerobic agar plates and inoculated in broth media. Cultures are examined for 8 days and colonies counted. | |
| status | ACTIVE | |
Fully-Specified Name | ||
| component | Colony count | |
| property | NCnc = Number Concentration (count/vol) | |
| time | Pt = Point in time: To identify measures at a point in time. This is a synonym for “spot” or “random” as applied to urine measurements. | |
| system | Implanted device | |
| scale | Qn = Quantitative: The result of the test is a numeric value that relates to a continuous numeric scale. Reported either as an integer, a ratio, a real number, or a range. The test result value may optionally contain a relational operator from the set {<=, <, >, >=}. Valid values for a quantitative test are of the form "7", "-7", "7.4", "-7.4", "7.8912", "0.125", "<10", "<10.15", ">12000", 1-10, 1:256 | |
| method | Culture | |
Additional Names | ||
| short name | #; ABS; absolute; absolutes; C&S; CC; Cnt; Colonies; Count; Count/volume; CT; Cult; Cultures; ID; Implnt dev; Infectious Disease; InfectiousDisease; Microbiology; Number concentration; Number Concentration (count/vol); Point in time; Prostheses; Prosthesi | |
Basic Attributes | ||
| class | MICRO | |
| type | 1 Laboratory | |
| order vs. observation | CC # Implnt dev | |
| example UCUM units | /mL The Unified Code for Units of Measure (UCUM) is a code system intended to include all units of measures being contemporarily used in international science, engineering, and business (www.unitsofmeasure.org) | |
History/Usage | ||
| first released | ||
| last updated | 2.65 | |
| last change type | MAJ - change to name field other than Component; | |
| change reason | /mL | |
Related Names | ||
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