81653-8

LOINC Code


LOINC code81653-8
name
descriptionThis assay simultaneously detects and differentiates between Blastomyces dermtitidis and Histoplasma capsulatum. Example specimens include: body fluid, bone marrow, cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), respiratory (eg, bronchoalveolar lavage: BAL, bronchial washing, sputum), tissue (fresh), or bone.
statusACTIVE

Fully-Specified Name

componentBlastomyces dermatitidis drk1 & Histoplasma capsulatum gapdh genes
propertyPrid  =  Presence or identity:  Prid stands for “Presence or identity”, is used for assays that detect whether or not an analyte of a particular kind is present, and if it is, to identify the specific analyte.
timePt  =  Point in time:  To identify measures at a point in time. This is a synonym for “spot” or “random” as applied to urine measurements.
systemXXX
scaleNom  =  Nominal:  Nominal or categorical responses that do not have a natural ordering. (e.g., names of bacteria, reported as answers, categories of appearance that do not have a natural ordering, such as, yellow, clear, bloody.
methodProbe.amp.tar

Additional Names

short name3 Self-Sustaining Sequence Replication; 3SR SR; Amplif; Amplification; Amplified; B derm drk1+H caps gapdh; B dermat; B dermatitidis; Blasto; Blastomycosis; DNA NUCLEIC ACID PROBE; DNA probe; H capsul; H capsulatum; H farciminosum; Histo; Histopl; Histopl

Basic Attributes

classMICRO
type1  Laboratory
order vs. observationB derm drk1 + H

History/Usage

first released
last updated2.69
last change typeMIN  - change to field other than name

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