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Streptomycin [Susceptibility] by Method for Slow-growing mycobacteria 20462-8
LOINC Code
LOINC code
20462-8
name
Streptomycin [Susceptibility] by Method for Slow-growing mycobacteria
status
ACTIVE
Fully-Specified Name
component
Streptomycin
property
Susc = Susceptibility
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
Isolate
scale
OrdQn = 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
Method for Slow-growing mycobacteria
Additional Names
short name
Streptomycin Islt SlowMyco
Basic Attributes
class
ABXBACT
type
1 Laboratory
order vs. observation
Observation
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.
5520 of 2000 most commonly performed tests by labs in USA
first released
last updated
2.73
last change type
MIN - change to field other than name
Related Names
AFB Aminoglycosides ANTIBIOTIC SUSCEPTIBILITIES AST c232 C295 Cidam est ID Infectious Disease InfectiousDisease Islt Isol Myco Mycobacteria susceptibility Mycobacterial susceptibility
Novostrep Point in time Random SlowMyco Solustrep Streptocol Strepto-fatol Streptomyc Sus Suscept Susceptibilities Susceptibility Susceptibilty TB Tuberculosis
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