77684-9
LOINC Code
| LOINC code | 77684-9 | ||||||
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| name | |||||||
| description | For patients with symptoms of pneumonia, this test allows for early diagnosis of Legionella pneumophila serogroup 1 infection by detecting a specific soluble antigen present in the urine of patients with Legionnaires Disease. This term was created for, but not limited in use to, the submitter's Alere BinaxNOW Legionella Urinary Antigen Card test kit, which is a immunochromatographic membrane assay. Once reagents and cards are at room temperature, the test results can be read in about 15 minutes. | ||||||
| status | ACTIVE | ||||||
Fully-Specified Name | |||||||
| component | Legionella pneumophila 1 Ag | ||||||
| property | PrThr = Present or threshold: The Property PrThr stands for “Presence or Threshold”, meaning either a) the actual presence or absence of an analyte, or b) that the amount of analyte detected is over some predetermined threshold. | ||||||
| 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 | Urine | ||||||
| scale | Ord = Ordinal: Ordered categorical responses, e.g., 1+, 2+, 3+; positive, negative; reactive, indeterminate, nonreactive. | ||||||
| method | IA.rapid | ||||||
Additional Names | |||||||
| short name | Antigen; Antigens; EIA; ELFA; ELISA; Enzyme immunoassay; i; IAA; ID; Infectious Disease; InfectiousDisease; L pneumo; L pneumo1; L pneumonphila; Legion; Legionela; Legionella pneumophila serogroup 1; MEIA; Microbiology; Ordinal; Philadelphia 1; Pneu; pneu | ||||||
Basic Attributes | |||||||
| class | MICRO | ||||||
| type | 1 Laboratory | ||||||
| order vs. observation | L pneumo1 Ag Ur | ||||||
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| first released | |||||||
| last updated | 2.73 | ||||||
| last change type | MIN - change to field other than name | ||||||
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