Trichomonas vaginalis [Presence] in Urine sediment by Organism specific culture 81316-2
LOINC Code
| LOINC code | 81316-2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| name | Trichomonas vaginalis [Presence] in Urine sediment by Organism specific culture | ||
| description | The clinically relevant species, Trichomonas vaginalis, causes a sexually transmitted disease that is more commonly symptomatic in females. Infection with T. vaginalis can increase susceptibility to HIV infection. For this testing, only T vaginalis is reported. If other species of Trichomonas are cultured, the culture is reported as Trichomonas vaginalis not present. | ||
| status | ACTIVE | ||
Fully-Specified Name | |||
| component | Trichomonas vaginalis | ||
| property | PrThr = 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. | ||
| 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 | Urine sed = Urine sediment | ||
| scale | Ord = Ordinal: Ordered categorical responses, e.g., 1+, 2+, 3+; positive, negative; reactive, indeterminate, nonreactive. | ||
| method | Organism specific culture | ||
Additional Names | |||
| short name | T vaginalis UrnS Ql Cult | ||
Basic Attributes | |||
| class | MICRO | ||
| type | 1 Laboratory | ||
| order vs. observation | Both | ||
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. | |||
History/Usage | |||
| test rank | 11231 of 2000 most commonly performed tests by labs in USA | ||
| first released | |||
| last updated | 2.73 | ||
| last change type | MIN - change to field other than name | ||
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