# Microbiology Text results and LOINC

**URL:** <https://forum.loinc.org/t/microbiology-text-results-and-loinc/746>\
**Category:** microbiology\
**Created:** [December 16, 2011, 8:51pm UTC](https://forum.loinc.org/t/microbiology-text-results-and-loinc/746 "2011-12-16T20:51:10Z")\
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**Author:** ![jburke](https://forum.loinc.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/ecb155/32.png) [@jburke](https://forum.loinc.org/u/jburke)\
**Post date:** [December 16, 2011, 8:51pm UTC](https://forum.loinc.org/t/microbiology-text-results-and-loinc/746/1 "2011-12-16T20:51:10Z")

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Hello,  
  
  
  
What would be your recommendation for LOINC mapping of a Microbiology result/ovservation where all the elements are returned in a text file instead of discrete result observations as LOINC provides? This is the case for all the Culture results in the Microbiology Module.  
  
  
  
I suspect the answer might be to rebuild the Test with the indiviual required elements.  
  
  
  
I also thought using a Service Comment LOINC might be a work around as well but probably not recommended.  
  
  
  
Thank you,  
  
Jane Burke

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**Author:** ![pdbanning](https://forum.loinc.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/9f8e36/32.png) [@pdbanning](https://forum.loinc.org/u/pdbanning)\
**Post date:** [December 19, 2011, 3:01pm UTC](https://forum.loinc.org/t/microbiology-text-results-and-loinc/746/2 "2011-12-19T15:01:27Z")

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Hi Jane,  
  
  
  
If the information isn’t able to be portrayed in separate OBX records, and it is all microbiology content, you might want to consider :  
  
41852-5 Microorganism or agent identified:Prid:Pt:XXX:Nom:  
  
Would it cover all possible scenarios?  
  
  
  
Have a very Happy Holiday season!

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**Author:** ![jburke](https://forum.loinc.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/ecb155/32.png) [@jburke](https://forum.loinc.org/u/jburke)\
**Post date:** [December 19, 2011, 3:42pm UTC](https://forum.loinc.org/t/microbiology-text-results-and-loinc/746/3 "2011-12-19T15:42:42Z")

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Thank you, Pam, for this response.  
  
  
  
So for any culture, I would use the specific LOINC order code for the order (asking the question) and the LOINC code 41852-5 for the non-discrete text result.  
  
  
  
Example: for a Urine Culture, Order 630-4, Bacteria identified in urine by culture, then 41852-5 for the observation result.  
  
  
  
For a misc culture I could use 41852-5 for both the order and the result.  
  
  
  
Am I on the right track?  
  
  
  
Thank you,  
  
Jane

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**Author:** ![system](https://forum.loinc.org/uploads/default/original/1X/dbab97ce9b2987d788a376e254fcaae249f3b672.png) [@system](https://forum.loinc.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [June 23, 2023, 3:36pm UTC](https://forum.loinc.org/t/microbiology-text-results-and-loinc/746/4 "2023-06-23T15:36:26Z")

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