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Spiramycin [Susceptibility] by Gradient strip 55715-7
LOINC Code
LOINC code
55715-7
name
Spiramycin [Susceptibility] by Gradient strip
status
ACTIVE
Fully-Specified Name
component
Spiramycin
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
Gradient strip
Additional Names
short name
Spiramycin Islt Grad strip
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.
Feb 2016-removed "E-test" from the short and long names because the "ETEST" name is trademarked
Related Names
ANTIBIOTIC SUSCEPTIBILITIES AST Bykomycetin c436 Epsilometer Estrip E-strip Grad strip ID Infectious Disease InfectiousDisease Islt Isol Leucomycin
MIC Minimum inhibitory concentration Point in time Provamicina Random Rovamicina Rovamycin Rovamycine Selectomycin Sus Suscept Susceptibilities Susceptibility Susceptibilty
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