90263-5

LOINC 2.82

Microscopic observation [Identifier] in Milk by Gram stain

Gram Stn Mlk

Definition

  • Milk specimens can be tested for infectious organisms as part of regulatory testing, quality control, or during an infectious disease outbreak. Typically, microorganisms that survive pasteurization are gram-positive, and gram-negative bacteria do not survive the process of pasteurization; however, if any gram-negative organisms do survive, they tend to spoil milk more quickly than gram-positive organisms. [https://dairyextension.foodscience.cornell.edu/sites/dairyextension.foodscience.cornell.edu/files/shared/Diary%20Microbiology.pdf]

Component

  • Observation

Specimen / system

  • Milk

Class

  • MICRO

Property

  • Prid

Scale

  • Nom

Method

  • Gram stain

Related names

  • Gram Stn; ID; Identity or presence; Infectious Disease; InfectiousDisease; Microbiology; Mlk; Nominal; Point in time; Random; St; Stains; Stn

Index terms

  • Gram Stn
  • ID
  • Identity or presence
  • Infectious Disease
  • InfectiousDisease
  • Microbiology
  • Mlk
  • Nominal
  • Point in time
  • Random
  • St
  • Stains
  • Stn