Serial smears for diagnosing pulmonary tuberculosis panel:-:Pt:Sputum:-:Acid fast
stain - CISMeF
Serial smears for diagnosing pulmonary tuberculosis panel:-:Pt:Sputum:-:Acid fast
stainLOINC code
Preferred Label : Serial smears for diagnosing pulmonary tuberculosis panel:-:Pt:Sputum:-:Acid fast
stain;
LOINC status : ACTIVE;
LOINC display name : Serial smears for diagnosing pulmonary tuberculosis panel Acid fast stain (Sput);
LOINC long common name : Serial sputum smears for diagnosing pulmonary tuberculosis panel - by Acid fast stain;
LOINC short name : Serial TB smears Pnl Spt Acid fast Stn;
LOINC description : This panel is used to report the results of serial sputum smears used to diagnose
pulmonary tuberculosis. Until 2007, the World Health Organization (WHO) recommended
collecting three serial sputum specimens, including at least one first-morning specimen.
In 2007, WHO reduced the number of specimens from three to two, but only in places
with an established external quality assurance (EQA) system for smear microscopy.
In locations without such an EQA system, collection of three specimens is still recommended.
[http://www.who.int/tb/laboratory/policy_diagnosis_pulmonary_tb/en/] This panel originally
only contained terms with the specific Method Acid fast stain.Ziehl-Neelsen but was
updated in LOINC release 2.68 to accommodate the reporting of results for other acid
fast stains.;