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LOINC 2.82

Yeast [Presence] in Specimen by Gram stain

Yeast Spec Ql Gram Stn

Definition

  • Yeast qualitation by gram stain. Yeast qualitation reported with microbiology culture results and reported under gram stain. Presence of yeast on gram stain is indicative of fungal infection caused by yeast. Morphologic features of yeast noted on gram stain may assist in identification of the yeast species. Yeast appear as small, refractile oval structures and may or may not be budding. Yeast cells are usually candida albicans [1]. Sources: [1] Urinalysis and Body Fluids, Ed 4, SK Strasinger and M Schaub Di Lorenzo, 2001.

Component

  • Yeast

Specimen / system

  • XXX

Class

  • MICRO

Property

  • PrThr

Scale

  • Ord

Method

  • Gram stain

Related names

  • Gram Stn; ID; Infectious Disease; InfectiousDisease; Microbiology; Misc; Miscellaneous; Ordinal; Other; Point in time; PR; QL; Qual; Qualitative; Random; Screen; Spec; St; Stains; Stn; To be specified in another part of the message; Unspecified

Index terms

  • Gram Stn
  • ID
  • Infectious Disease
  • InfectiousDisease
  • Microbiology
  • Misc
  • Miscellaneous
  • Ordinal
  • Other
  • Point in time
  • PR
  • QL
  • Qual
  • Qualitative
  • Random
  • Screen
  • Spec
  • St
  • Stains
  • Stn
  • To be specified in another part of the message
  • Unspecified