67725-2

LOINC 2.82

Mycobacterium sp identified in Isolate by HPLC

Mycobacterium Islt HPLC

Definition

  • High pressure liquid chromatography (HPLC) is used to separate mycolic acids that are present in the cell wall of some bacteria. Different species of mycobacteria have different profiles of mycolic acids. More than 25 species can be identified using this technique.

Component

  • Mycobacterium sp

Specimen / system

  • Isolate

Class

  • MICRO

Property

  • Prid

Scale

  • Nom

Method

  • HPLC

Related names

  • Acid Fast; Acid Fast Bacilli; Acid fast bacillus; AFB; High performance liquid chromatography; High pressure liquid chromatography; ID; Identity or presence; Infectious Disease; InfectiousDisease; Islt; Isol; Microbiology; Myco; Mycobact; Nominal; Point in time; Random; species; spp; Tuberculosis

Index terms

  • Acid Fast
  • Acid Fast Bacilli
  • Acid fast bacillus
  • AFB
  • High performance liquid chromatography
  • High pressure liquid chromatography
  • ID
  • Identity or presence
  • Infectious Disease
  • InfectiousDisease
  • Islt
  • Isol
  • Microbiology
  • Myco
  • Mycobact
  • Nominal
  • Point in time
  • Random
  • species
  • spp
  • Tuberculosis