88261-3
LOINC Code
| LOINC code | 88261-3 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| name | |||
| description | Gram-positive (GP) bacteria identified positive blood cultures. This term was created for, but not limited in use to, Nanosphere's Verigene Gram-Positive Blood Culture test (BC-GP), which uses microarray analysis with probe to identify gram-positive bacteria, including Staphylococcus spp., S. aureus, S. epidermidis, S. lugdudensis, Streptococcus spp., S. pyogenes, S. agalactiae, S. anginosus group, S. pneumoniae, E. faecalis, E. faecium, and Listeria spp. as well as the mecA, vanA, and vanB genes. | ||
| status | ACTIVE | ||
Fully-Specified Name | |||
| component | Gram positive 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; GP bact; GP bact identified; ID; Impression; Impression/interpretation of study; Impressions; Infectious Disease; InfectiousDisease; Interp; Interpretation; Isolated; Microbiology; Nominal; Point in | ||
Basic Attributes | |||
| class | MICRO | ||
| type | 1 Laboratory | ||
| order vs. observation | GP bact Bld Pos | ||
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History/Usage | |||
| first released | |||
| last updated | 2.64 | ||
| last change type | MIN - change to field other than name | ||
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