LOINC display name : Colony count Cx (Implanted device) [#/Vol];
LOINC long common name : Colony count [#/volume] in Implanted device by Culture;
LOINC short name : CC # Implnt dev Cult;
LOINC description : Performed when there is a clinical assessment of prosthetic infection or clinical
suspicion of aseptic prosthetic joint loosening. Explanted prosthesis components for
suspected infection are placed into a tank containing sterile Ringer's solution and
sonicated (ultrasound to dislodge the biofilm microorganisms into the surrounding
fluid). The sonication fluid is cultured on aerobic and anaerobic agar plates and
inoculated in broth media. Cultures are examined for 8 days and colonies counted.;
Has component