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Streptomycin [Susceptibility] by Minimum lethal concentration (MLC) 459-8
LOINC Code
LOINC code
459-8
name
Streptomycin [Susceptibility] by Minimum lethal concentration (MLC)
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
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
Streptomycin 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.
Aminoglycosides ANTIBIOTIC SUSCEPTIBILITIES AST c232 C295 Cidam est ID Infectious Disease InfectiousDisease Islt Isol MBC Minimum bactericidal concentration Minimum lethal concentration Novostrep
Point in time QNT Quan Quant Quantitative Random Solustrep Streptocol Strepto-fatol Streptomyc Sus Suscept Susceptibilities Susceptibility Susceptibilty
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