Nitrofurazone [Susceptibility]   20388-5

LOINC Code


LOINC code20388-5
nameNitrofurazone [Susceptibility]
statusACTIVE

Fully-Specified Name

componentNitrofurazone
propertySusc  =  Susceptibility
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.
systemIsolate
scaleOrdQn  =  Quantitative or Ordinal:  Test can be reported as either Ord or Qn, e.g., an antimicrobial susceptibility that can be reported as resistant, intermediate, susceptible or as the mm diameter of the inhibition zone. We discourage the use of OrdQn in other circumstances.
method

Additional Names

short nameNitrofurazone Susc Islt

Basic Attributes

classABXBACT
type1  Laboratory
order vs. observationObservation
example UCUM unitsmm
The Unified Code for Units of Measure (UCUM) is a code system intended to include all units of measures being contemporarily used in international science, engineering, and business (www.unitsofmeasure.org)
example unitmm

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.

Member of these Groups

LG41130-2NitrofurazoneSusc|Isolate

History/Usage

first released
last updated2.50
last change typeMIN  - change to field other than name
change reasonTerm was named using the trade name, Furacin. Updated component with the generic name, nitrofural, based on LOINC model for naming analytes.

Related Names

ANTIBIOTIC SUSCEPTIBILITIES
AST
Furacilin
Furacin
Furacin.topical
ID
Infectious Disease
InfectiousDisease
Islt
Isol
Nitrofural
Point in time
Random
Sus
Suscept
Susceptibilities
Susceptibility
Susceptibilty
Vet
Veterinary

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