Clostridioides difficile toxin A [Presence] in Stool by Immunoassay   13957-6

LOINC Code


LOINC code13957-6
nameClostridioides difficile toxin A [Presence] in Stool by Immunoassay
statusACTIVE

Fully-Specified Name

componentClostridioides difficile toxin A
propertyPrThr  =  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.
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.
systemStool  =  Stool = Fecal
scaleOrd  =  Ordinal:  Ordered categorical responses, e.g., 1+, 2+, 3+; positive, negative; reactive, indeterminate, nonreactive.
methodIA  =  Immunoassay:  Encompasses all immunoassays with a few exceptions, including Immune Blot and Immune Fluorescence, which were created based on historic usage.

Additional Names

short nameC diff Tox A Stl Ql IA

Basic Attributes

classMICRO
type1  Laboratory
order vs. observationBoth

Associated Observations

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.

History/Usage

test rank7192 of 2000 most commonly performed tests by labs in USA
first released
last updated2.73
last change typeMIN  - change to field other than name
change reasonThe 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.; The EIA method, which was always intended to cover more than just enzyme-linked immunoassay and whose display name for the long common name has always been Immunoassay, was renamed IA in order to eliminate ambiguity about whether the method has a broader meaning than just enzyme-linked immunoassay. Likewise, EIA.rapid was renamed IA.rapid. These changes were approved by the Laboratory LOINC Committee in June 2016; Updated genus name from Clostridium to Clostridioides based on current (2019) accepted nomenclature for this genus [PMID:27370902].

Related Names

Bowel movement
C diff
C diff Tox
C diff Tox A
C difficile
Clostridium difficile
EIA
ELFA
ELISA
Enzyme immunoassay
Faecal
Faeces
Fecal
Feces
Gastro
Gastroenterology
GI
IAA
ID
Infectious Disease
InfectiousDisease
MEIA
Microbiology
Ordinal
Point in time
PR
QL
Qual
Qualitative
Random
Screen
Stl
Stool = Fecal
SUDS

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