22077-2
Acanthamoeba sp Ab [Presence] in Cornea
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LP14798-0 Acanthamoeba sp
Acanthamoeba species are ubiquitous soil and freshwater protozoa that have been associated with infections of the human brain, skin, lungs and eyes. Species of Acanthamoeba are distinguished mainly in the form of cysts, and include the following; those marked with an asterisk are known to cause infections. A. astronyxis*, A. castellanii*, A. comandoni, A. culbertsoni*, A. divionensis, A. griffini, A. hatchetti*, A. healyi, A. jacobsi, A. lenticulata, A. lugdunensis*, A. mauritaniensis, A. palestinensis*, A. pearcei, A. polyphaga*, A. pustulosa, A. quina*, A. rhysodes*, A. royreba, A. terricola (renamed A.castellanii Poussard), A. triangularis, and A. tubiashi. Diseases caused by Acanthamoeba include amoebic keratitis and encephalitis.The latter is caused by Acanthamoeba entering cuts and spreading to the central nervous system.
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Source: Wikipedia, Acanthamoeba
Fully-Specified Name
- Component
- Acanthamoeba sp Ab
- Property
- PrThr
- Time
- Pt
- System
- Crn
- Scale
- Ord
- Method
Additional Names
- Short Name
- Acanthamoeba Ab Crn Ql
- Display Name
- Acanthamoeba sp Ab Ql (Cornea)
- Consumer Name Alpha Get Info
- Acanthamoeba sp antibody, Cornea
Basic Attributes
- Class
- MICRO
- Type
- Laboratory
- First Released
- Version 1.0n
- Last Updated
- Version 2.56
- 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.
- Order vs. Observation
- Both
Member of these Groups Get Info
| LOINC Group | Group Name |
|---|---|
| LG50915-4 | Acanthamoeba sp Ab| |
Language Variants Get Info
| Tag | Language | Translation |
|---|---|---|
| es-AR | Spanish (Argentina) | [anticuerpo anti - ] especie de Acanthamoeba: |
| es-ES | Spanish (Spain) | Acanthamoeba sp Anticuerpos: |
| es-MX | Spanish (Mexico) | Acanthamoeba sp Ab: |
| et-EE | Estonian (Estonia) | Acanthamoeba sp antikehad: Synonyms: Järgarvuline Juhuslik Sarvkest |
| fr-CA | French (Canada) | Acanthamœba sp, Ac: |
| fr-FR | French (France) | Acanthamoeba Ac: |
| fr-BE | French (Belgium) | Acanthamoeba sp Ac: Synonyms: Anticorps |
| it-IT | Italian (Italy) | Acanthamoeba sp Ab: Synonyms: anticorpo Cornea Microbiologia Presenza o Soglia Punto nel tempo (episodio) |
| ko-KR | Korean (Korea, Republic Of) | 가시아메바종 항체: |
| nl-NL | Dutch (Netherlands) | Acanthamoeba sp. As: Synonyms: antistof; |
| pl-PL | Polish (Poland) | Acanthamoeba sp. Ab: Synonyms: Acanthamoeba sp. Przeciwciała do Acanthamoeba sp. |
| pt-BR | Portuguese (Brazil) | Acanthamoeba sp Ac: Synonyms: Soil amoeba; |
| ru-RU | Russian (Russian Federation) | Acanthamoeba sp Ат: Synonyms: Антитело Порядковый Роговица Точка во времени; |
| tr-TR | Turkish (Turkey) | Acanthamoeba sp Ab: Synonyms: Ak Mevcut |
| zh-CN | Chinese (China) | 棘阿米巴属单个未知种 抗体: Synonyms: Ab; |
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