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Part Description

LP16813-5   Clostridioides difficile
Clostridium difficile (C. difficile) is a species of bacteria of the genus Clostridium which are gram-positive, anaerobic, spore-forming rods. It is the most significant cause of pseudomembranous colitis , a severe infection of the colon, often after normal gut flora is eradicated by the use of antibiotics. Treatment consists of stopping any antibiotics and administering specific anticlostridial antibiotics such as metronidazole. Copyright Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License. See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ for details. Source: Wikipedia, Clostridium difficile (Wikipedia)

Fully-Specified Name

Component
Clostridioides difficile
Property
PrThr
Time
Pt
System
Stool
Scale
Ord
Method

Additional Names

Short Name
C diff Stl Ql
Display Name
C. difficile Ql (Stl)
Consumer Name Alpha Get Info
Clostridioides difficile, Stool

Basic Attributes

Class
MICRO
Type
Laboratory
First Released
Version 2.11
Last Updated
Version 2.73
Change Reason
The PrThr property is used for LOINC terms whose results are reported using an ordered categorical scale, regardless of whether or not an internal threshold was used to make that determination. This change was approved by the Laboratory LOINC Committee in June 2016; Updated genus name from Clostridium to Clostridioides based on current (2019) accepted nomenclature for this genus [PMID:27370902].
Order vs. Observation
Both
Common Test Rank Get Info
891

Language Variants Get Info

Tag Language Translation
de-DE German (Germany) Clostridioides difficile:Nachweis oder Schwellenwert:Zeitpunkt:Stuhl:Ordinal:
de-AT German (Austria) Synonyms: Cl. diff. /ST
es-AR Spanish (Argentina) Clostridium difficile:concentración arbitraria:punto en el tiempo:materia fecal:ordinal:
es-MX Spanish (Mexico) Clostridioides difficile:Presencia o umbral:Punto temporal:Heces:Ordinal:
es-ES Spanish (Spain) Clostridium difficile:PrThr:Punto temporal:Heces:Ord:
et-EE Estonian (Estonia) Clostridium difficile:PrThr:Pt:St:Ord:
Synonyms: Järgarvuline Juhuslik Roe
fr-FR French (France) Clostridioides difficile:Présence/Seuil:Ponctuel:Selle:Qualitatif:
fr-BE French (Belgium) Clostridium difficile:PrThr:Temps ponctuel:Selles:Ordinal:
fr-CA French (Canada) Clostridioides difficile:Présence-Seuil:Temps ponctuel:Selles:Ordinal:
it-IT Italian (Italy) Clostridium difficile:PrThr:Pt:Feci:Ord:
Synonyms: Microbiologia Presenza o Soglia Punto nel tempo (episodio)
ko-KR Korean (Korea, Republic Of) 클로스트리디움 디피실리:임의농도:검사시점:대변:순위척도:
nl-NL Dutch (Netherlands) Clostridioides difficile:aanwezigheid:moment:feces:ordinaal:
Synonyms: Clostridium difficile ontlasting; feces
pt-BR Portuguese (Brazil) Clostridium difficile:ACnc:Pt:Fezes:Ord:
Synonyms: ; C dif; C diff; C difficile; Arbitrary concentration; Point in time; Random; Stl; Feces; Faeces; Bowel movement; Fecal; Faecal; Ql; Ordinal; QL; Qualitative; Qual; Screen; Microbiology
ru-RU Russian (Russian Federation) Clostridium difficile:PrThr:ТчкВрм:Фекалии:Пор:
Synonyms: Порядковый Точка во времени;Момент
tr-TR Turkish (Turkey) Clostridium difficile:MevcEşik:Zmlı:Dışkı:Srl:
Synonyms: Gaita; feçes Mevcut
uk-UA Ukrainian (Ukraine) Clostridioides difficile:Наявність або Поріг:МоментЧасу:Кал:Порядково:
Synonyms: Bowel movement; C diff; C difficile; Clostridium difficile; Faecal; Faeces; Fecal; Feces; ID; Infectious Disease; InfectiousDisease; Microbiology; Ordinal; Point in time; PR; QL; Qual; Qualitative; Random; Screen; Stl; Stool = Fecal; UniversalLabOrders
zh-CN Chinese (China) 艰难梭菌:存在情况或阈值:时间点:大便:序数型:
Synonyms: 依次型;分类顺序型;定性的;序数型（或称等级型）;性质上的;有序型;有序性分类应答;有序性分类结果;秩次型;等级型;筛查;顺序型 便;大肠运动;排便;粪便;肠运动 存在情况;存在;存在与否;是否存在;阈值;界值;界限;阀值;临界值;存在情况（存在、存在与否、是否存在）或阈值（界值、界限、阀值、临界值） 微生物学;微生物学试验;微生物学试验（培养、DNA、抗原及抗体） 时刻;随机;随意;瞬间 艰难梭状芽胞杆菌;艰难芽孢梭菌

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