Organisms (Tests by Microscopic Observation in Specimen from Normally Sterile Site by Gram Stain)
activeA normally sterile site is defined as: blood bone and bone marrow cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) internal body sites specimen obtained from surgery or aspirate from one of the following: brain, heart, kidney, liver, lymph node, ovary, pancreas, spleen, vascular tissue, vitreous fluid: joint fluid includes synovial fluid and needle aspirate or culture of any specific joint: ankle, elbow, hip, knee, wrist muscle pericardial fluid peritoneal fluid includes abdominal fluid, ascites pleural fluid includes chest fluid, thoracentesis fluid
Purpose(Clinical Focus: This set of values contains codes for laboratory test names associated with gram stains from a normally sterile site),(Data Element Scope: Laboratory tests names that were ordered or observed.),(Inclusion Criteria: VSAC query: microscopic observation gram stain; LOINC search: 'microscopic observation (fluid or blood or bone or bone marrow or line or CSF or embryo or aspirate or tissue) gram stain -dialysis -genital -semen'),(Exclusion Criteria: Exclude LOINC codes for the following Systems: (Anal, Cervix, Genital, Genital fld, Genital mucus, Pus, Throat, Urethra, Urine, Vag, Bronchial, Ear, Nose, Sputum, Stool, Semen, Wound))
| Code | Display | System |
|---|---|---|
| 14357-8 | http://loinc.org | |
| 14358-6 | http://loinc.org | |
| 14359-4 | http://loinc.org | |
| 14360-2 | http://loinc.org | |
| 14363-6 | http://loinc.org | |
| 27112-2 | http://loinc.org | |
| 6664-7 | http://loinc.org | |
| 87967-6 | http://loinc.org | |
| 87969-2 | http://loinc.org | |
| 87971-8 | http://loinc.org | |
| 88147-4 | http://loinc.org | |
| 88158-1 | http://loinc.org | |
| 90262-7 | http://loinc.org |