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Imipenem [Susceptibility] by Minimum lethal concentration (MLC) 278-2
LOINC Code
LOINC code
278-2
name
Imipenem [Susceptibility] by Minimum lethal concentration (MLC)
status
ACTIVE
Fully-Specified Name
component
Imipenem
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
Imipenem 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.
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