88259-7
LOINC Code
| LOINC code | 88259-7 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| name | |||
| description | Gram-negative (GN) bacteria identified in positive blood cultures. This term was created for, but not limited in use to, Nanosphere's Verigene Gram-Negative Blood Culture test (BC-GN), which uses microarray analysis with probe to identify gram-negative bacteria, including Acinetobacter sp, Citrobacter sp, Enterobacter sp, Proteus sp, Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Klebsiella oxytoca, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa, as well as the six antibiotic resistance gene markers: CTX-M, KPC, NDM, VIM, IMP, OXA. | ||
| status | ACTIVE | ||
Fully-Specified Name | |||
| component | Gram negative bacteria identified | ||
| property | Imp = Impression/interpretation of study | ||
| 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 | Bld.pos growth | ||
| scale | Nom = 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. | ||
| method | Probe = DNA Nucleic Acid Probe | ||
Additional Names | |||
| short name | Bact; Bld Pos; Blood; DNA NUCLEIC ACID PROBE; DNA probe; GN bact; ID; Impression; Impression/interpretation of study; Impressions; Infectious Disease; InfectiousDisease; Interp; Interpretation; Isolated; Microbiology; NEG; Nominal; Point in time; Random; | ||
Basic Attributes | |||
| class | MICRO | ||
| type | 1 Laboratory | ||
| order vs. observation | GN bact Bld Pos | ||
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History/Usage | |||
| first released | |||
| last updated | 2.68 | ||
| last change type | MIN - change to field other than name | ||
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