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5-Fluorocytosine [Susceptibility] by Minimum lethal concentration (MLC) 252-7
LOINC Code
LOINC code
252-7
name
5-Fluorocytosine [Susceptibility] by Minimum lethal concentration (MLC)
status
ACTIVE
Fully-Specified Name
component
5-Fluorocytosine
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
Qn = Quantitative: The result of the test is a numeric value that relates to a continuous numeric scale. Reported either as an integer, a ratio, a real number, or a range. The test result value may optionally contain a relational operator from the set {<=, <, >, >=}. Valid values for a quantitative test are of the form "7", "-7", "7.4", "-7.4", "7.8912", "0.125", "<10", "<10.15", ">12000", 1-10, 1:256
method
MLC = Minimum Lethal Concentration: Also called MBC (minimum bactericidal concentration)
Additional Names
short name
5-fluorocytosine Islt MLC
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.
Alcobon Ancobon Ancotil ANTIBIOTIC SUSCEPTIBILITIES AST Flucytosine Fluorocytosin ID Infectious Disease InfectiousDisease Islt Isol MBC
Minimum bactericidal concentration Minimum lethal concentration Point in time QNT Quan Quant Quantitative Random Sus Suscept Susceptibilities Susceptibility Susceptibilty
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