Acid Fast Bacillae Staining Method

Preferred Label : Acid Fast Bacillae Staining Method;

NCIt synonyms : AFB Staining; Acid Fast Staining; Acid Fast Bacillae Staining;

NCIt related terms : ACID FAST STAIN;

NCIt definition : The use of acid-fast stain to examine a specimen for the presence of acid-fast microorganisms, specifically mycobacteria.;

Alternative definition : CDISC: A microscopy staining method used to examine a specimen for the presence of acid-fast microorganisms, specifically mycobacteria.;

NCIt note : Acid-fast bacteria resist decoloration with acid-alcohol and will stain red, while other bacteria in the specimen will stain blue.;

Details

Origin ID

C23015;

UMLS CUI

C1522643;

Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Acid fast stain [MedDRA LLT]
- Acid fast stain [LOINC method]
- Acid fast stain (substance) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Acid fast stain method (procedure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Acid fast stain technique (qualifier value) [SNOMED CT concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Laboratory Procedure [UMLS semantic type]
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- CDISC SDTM Method Terminology [NCIt concept]
- CDISC SDTM Terminology [NCIt concept]
- Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium Terminology [NCIt concept]

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