Giardia sp [Presence] in Water by Immunofluorescence   97522-7

LOINC Code


LOINC code97522-7
nameGiardia sp [Presence] in Water by Immunofluorescence
descriptionGiardia oocysts and cysts are identified in water through immunofluorescence, where they are characterized by size, shape, and fluorescence and then counted. The US Environmental Protection Agency has published guidelines for processing a water sample for testing (https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2015-07/documents/epa-1623.pdf). This process starts with filtering a water sample to remove solids, then elutes the material and centrifuges the elute to pellet the oocysts and cysts. These are then removed from other materials in the sample and stained with fluorescent antibodies for analysis.
statusACTIVE

Fully-Specified Name

componentGiardia sp
propertyPrThr  =  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.
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.
systemWater
scaleOrd  =  Ordinal:  Ordered categorical responses, e.g., 1+, 2+, 3+; positive, negative; reactive, indeterminate, nonreactive.
methodIF  =  Immune Fluorescence:  Encompasses DFA, IFA, FA. Usually applies to cells and smears examined microscopically so that both the “where” and the “what” can be assessed, but can also be used on fluids in a way similar to ELISA. Does not include Cell binding assays (see CBA IFA above).

Additional Names

short nameGiardia Wat Ql IF

Basic Attributes

classMICRO
type1  Laboratory
order vs. observationBoth

Associated Observations

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History/Usage

first released
last updated2.70
last change typeADD  - added

Related Names

ACIF
Anticomplement Immunofluorescence
FA
Fluorescent antibody
Fluoresent
Giardiasis
ID
IFA
Immune fluorescence
Immunoflour
Immunofluor
Immunofluorescence
Infectious Disease
InfectiousDisease
Microbiology
Ordinal
Point in time
PR
QL
Qual
Qualitative
Random
Screen
species
spp
Time Resolved Fluorescence
TRF
Wat

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