Mosquito count [#] in Environmental specimen   82464-9

LOINC Code


LOINC code82464-9
nameMosquito count [#] in Environmental specimen
descriptionThe number of mosquitoes present in the environmental specimen (e.g., mosquito pool) that was examined. This term may be used by public health laboratories to report the number of mosquitoes in conjunction with the mosquito species [LOINC: 82465-6] as well as the pathogen(s), if any, that the mosquito is carrying, such as Zika virus [LOINC: 79190-5], West Nile virus [LOINC: 34892-0] or Western Equine encephalitis virus [LOINC: 54036-9].
statusACTIVE

Fully-Specified Name

componentMosquitoes tested
propertyNum  =  Number
timePt  =  Point in time:  To identify measures at a point in time. This is a synonym for “spot” or “random” as applied to urine measurements.
systemEnvironmental specimen
scaleQn  =  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

Additional Names

short nameMosquitoes tested Environ spec

Basic Attributes

classMICRO
type1  Laboratory
order vs. observationBoth
example UCUM units{#}
The Unified Code for Units of Measure (UCUM) is a code system intended to include all units of measures being contemporarily used in international science, engineering, and business (www.unitsofmeasure.org)
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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

first released
last updated2.58
last change typeADD  - added

Related Names

Cnt
Count
Environ spec
ID
Infectious Disease
InfectiousDisease
Microbiology
Number
Point in time
QNT
Quan
Quant
Quantitative
Random
Spec

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