99780 (99780)    LAB LOINC (95.3)

Name Value
CODE 99780
COMPONENT MULTIDRUG RESISTANT GRAM-NEGATIVE ORGANISM CLASSIFICATION
CHECK DIGIT 9
PROPERTY Type
DATE LAST CHANGED 2022-02-16 00:00:00
CHANGE TYPE ADD
TIME ASPECT POINT
SYSTEM ISOLATE
SCALE TYPE Ordinal
CLASS ABXBACT
FULLY SPECIFIED NAME MULTIDRUG RESISTANT GRAM-NEGATIVE ORGANISM CLASSIFICATION:TYPE:PT:ISOLATE:ORD:
SHORTNAME MRGN CLASSIFICATION ISLT QL
LONG COMMON NAME MULTIDRUG RESISTANT GRAM-NEGATIVE ORGANISM CLASSIFICATION [TYPE]
COMMENTS
The identified multidrug resistant gram-negative (MRGN), or multidrug-resistant 
organism (MDRO), classification such as 2MRGN, 3MRGN and 4MRGN, are reported to 
facilitate infection prevention and control. 3MRGN means multidrug-resistant Gra
m-negative organisms exhibiting resistance to three out of the four following an
tibiotic groups: ureidopenicillins, third- or fourth-generation cephalosporins, 
carbapenems, fluoroquinolones. 4MRGN means resistance to all four groups.[PMID: 
28451516]
MASTER ENTRY FOR VUID YES
VUID 5342463
EFFECTIVE DATE/TIME
  • 2022-04-11 00:00:00
    STATUS:   ACTIVE