Legionella pneumophila Ag:PrThr:Pt:Tiss:Ord:IF

Preferred Label : Legionella pneumophila Ag:PrThr:Pt:Tiss:Ord:IF;

LOINC status : ACTIVE;

LOINC display name : L. pneumophila Ag IF Ql (Tiss);

LOINC long common name : Legionella pneumophila Ag [Presence] in Tissue by Immunofluorescence;

LOINC short name : L pneumo Ag Tiss Ql IF;

LOINC description : Immunofluorescence testing of lung biopsy specimens for Legionella pneumophila antigen has over 99% specificity, but only 25-70% of patients with culture-positive disease test positive for the antigen. Therefore, IF cannot be used to rule out Legionella infection, but a positive result is nearly always diagnostic. [http://www.who.int/water_sanitation_health/emerging/legionella.pdf];

Details

Origin ID

89595-3;

UMLS CUI

C4696978;

Has component
- Legionella pneumophila [LOINC component]
- Legionella pneumophila Ag [LOINC component]
Has method
- Immunofluorescence (IF) [LOINC method]
Has property
- Presence or Threshold [LOINC Property]
Has scale
- Ord [LOINC scale]
Has system
- Tissue and Smears [LOINC System]
Has time aspect
- Point in time (spot) [LOINC time aspect]
Semantic type(s)
- Clinical Attribute [UMLS semantic type]

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