Cryptosporidium sp [Presence] in Stool by Acid fast stain   20781-1

LOINC Code


LOINC code20781-1
nameCryptosporidium sp [Presence] in Stool by Acid fast stain
statusACTIVE

Fully-Specified Name

componentCryptosporidium sp
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.
methodAcid fast stain

Additional Names

short nameCryptosp Stl Ql Acid fast Stn

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.

Member of these Groups

LG41646-7Cryptosporidium

History/Usage

test rank6614 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.

Related Names

Acd
Acid fast Stn
Acids
AFB stain
Bowel movement
Crypt
Crypto
Cryptosporidiosis
Faecal
Faeces
Fecal
Feces
Gastro
Gastroenterology
GI
ID
Infectious Disease
InfectiousDisease
Microbiology
Ordinal
Point in time
PR
QL
Qual
Qualitative
Random
Screen
species
spp
St
Stains
Stl
Stn
Stool = Fecal
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