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Bacteria [Presence] in Genital specimen by Wet preparation 12178-0
LOINC Code
LOINC code
12178-0
name
Bacteria [Presence] in Genital specimen by Wet preparation
status
ACTIVE
Fully-Specified Name
component
Bacteria
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.
LOINC codes that represent optional associated observation(s) for a clinical observation or laboratory test. A LOINC term may represent a single associated observation or panel containing several associated observations.
The PrThr property is used for LOINC terms whose results are reported using an ordered categorical scale, regardless of whether or not an internal threshold was used to make that determination. This change was approved by the Laboratory LOINC Committee in June 2016.
Related Names
Bact Gen Genital tract ID Infectious Disease InfectiousDisease Microbiology Ordinal Point in time PR
Prep QL Qual Qualitative Random Screen Urogenit Urogenital Wet mount Wet prep