LOINC long common name : Microorganism preliminary growth detection panel - Body fluid by Culture;
LOINC short name : Microorg prel grow det pnl Fld Cult;
LOINC description : This panel includes the individual terms for reporting whether or not a viable microorganism
is present in a patient specimen based on different culture methods. A single specimen
may be split among one or more types of culture devices (e.g., aerobic and anaerobic
bottles), depending on the clinical context. The results for the terms in this panel
are typically exchanged between laboratory devices and/or stored within the laboratory
information system (LIS/LIMS). This term was created for, but is not limited in use
to, the bioMerieux BacT culture bottles for the recovery and detection of microorganisms
(bacteria and fungi) from body fluid specimens.;