LOINC display name : Intracellular bacteria LM Ql (Ear);
LOINC long common name : Intracellular bacteria [Presence] in Ear by Light microscopy;
LOINC short name : Intracellular bact Ear Ql Micro;
LOINC description : The presence (none, few, marked, etc.) of intracellular bacteria (e.g. cocci or bacilli)
in an ear swab sample taken from the left external ear. In veterinary medicine, the
presence of intracellular bacteria in ear specimens indicates a more active leukemic
cell response than simply the presence of white cells. In cases where white cells
and bacteria are in proximity but the bacteria do not appear to be ingested suggests
either sample contamination, ineffective neutrophils, or that the bacteria seen are
not the cause of the inflammation.;
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