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LOINC 2.82

Intracellular bacteria [Presence] in Ear by Light microscopy

Intracellular bact Ear Ql Micro

Definition

  • The presence (none, few, marked, etc.) of intracellular bacteria (e.g. cocci or bacilli) in an ear swab sample taken from the left external ear. In veterinary medicine, the presence of intracellular bacteria in ear specimens indicates a more active leukemic cell response than simply the presence of white cells. In cases where white cells and bacteria are in proximity but the bacteria do not appear to be ingested suggests either sample contamination, ineffective neutrophils, or that the bacteria seen are not the cause of the inflammation.

Component

  • Intracellular bacteria

Specimen / system

  • Ear

Class

  • MICRO

Property

  • PrThr

Scale

  • Ord

Method

  • Microscopy.light

Related names

  • Bact; Hearing; ID; Infectious Disease; InfectiousDisease; LM; Micro; Microbiology; Micros; Microscopic; Ordinal; Otologic; Point in time; PR; QL; Qual; Qualitative; Random; Screen

Index terms

  • Bact
  • Hearing
  • ID
  • Infectious Disease
  • InfectiousDisease
  • LM
  • Micro
  • Microbiology
  • Micros
  • Microscopic
  • Ordinal
  • Otologic
  • Point in time
  • PR
  • QL
  • Qual
  • Qualitative
  • Random
  • Screen