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Part Descriptions

LP17137-8   Pneumocystis jiroveci
Pneumocystis jiroveci is a fungus. This parasitic organism was earlier classified as a protozoan, and still is sometimes called by its former name Pneumocystis carinii. It causes the disease pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP), which afflicts people with weakened immune systems, such as children, the elderly, and especially AIDS patients, in whom it is most commonly observed today. It was first recognized in institutional epidemics among malnourished children and infants. The actual life cycle is unknown. Debate continues as to whether or not the parasite is transmitted through latent infection or active infection. Historically it was thought to be latent, with a duration of up to a year, but recent studies suggest an active state. Symptoms of infection include shortness of breath, nonproductive cough, and low grade fever. Death by asphyxia is a consequent threat, as in any pneumonia. 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, Pneumocystis jiroveci (Wikipedia)

LP17137-8   Pneumocystis jiroveci
A species of PNEUMOCYSTIS infecting humans and causing PNEUMOCYSTIS PNEUMONIA. It also occasionally causes extrapulmonary disease in immunocompromised patients. Its former name was Pneumocystis carinii f. sp. hominis. Source: National Library of Medicine, MeSH 2006

Fully-Specified Name

Component
Pneumocystis jiroveci Ag
Property
PrThr
Time
Pt
System
Respiratory system specimen.lower
Scale
Ord
Method
IF

Additional Names

Short Name
P jiroveci Ag Lower resp Ql IF
Display Name
P. jiroveci Ag IF Ql (Lower resp)
Consumer Name Alpha Get Info
Pneumocystis jiroveci antigen, Lower respiratory

Example Answer List: LL744-4

Source: Regenstrief Institute
Answer Code Score Answer ID
Detected LA11882-0
Not detected LA11883-8

Basic Attributes

Class
MICRO
Type
Laboratory
First Released
Version 2.66
Last Updated
Version 2.77
Change Reason
Release 2.77: SYSTEM: Updated to standardize the representation of "Respiratory system specimen" in the System subhierarchy across LOINC;
Order vs. Observation
Both

Member of these Groups Get Info

LOINC Group Group Name
LG33985-9 Pneumocystis jiroveci Ag|PrThr|Sys:ANYResp

Language Variants Get Info

Tag Language Translation
es-MX Spanish (Mexico) Pneumocystis jiroveci Ag:Presencia o umbral:Punto temporal:Muestra de vías respiratorias inferiores:Ordinal:Inmunofluorescencia (IF)
fr-FR French (France) Pneumocystis jiroveci Ag:Présence/Seuil:Ponctuel:Voies respiratoires inférieures:Qualitatif:Immunofluorescence
nl-NL Dutch (Netherlands) Pneumocystis jiroveci Ag:aanwezigheid:moment:onderste luchtwegen:ordinaal:immunofluorescentie
Synonyms: antigeen IF onderste ademhalingsstelsel; systema respiratorium inferior systema respiratorium; ademhalingsstelsel

LOINC Terminology Service (API) using HL7® FHIR® Get Info

CodeSystem lookup
https://fhir.loinc.org/CodeSystem/$lookup?system=http://loinc.org&code=91824-3