A49.02 Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection, unspecified site
Instructional Notes:
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A49.02
Description: Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection, unspecified site
Inclusion Term:
- Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection
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A49.0
Description: Staphylococcal infection, unspecified site
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A49
Description: Bacterial infection of unspecified site
Exclude1:
- bacterial agents as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere (B95-B96)
- chlamydial infection NOS (A74.9)
- meningococcal infection NOS (A39.9)
- rickettsial infection NOS (A79.9)
- spirochetal infection NOS (A69.9)
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A30-A49
Description: Other bacterial diseases (A30-A49)
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A00-B99
Description: Certain infectious and parasitic diseases
Exclude1:
- certain localized infections - see body system-related chapters
Exclude2:
- carrier or suspected carrier of infectious disease (Z22.-)
- infectious and parasitic diseases complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O98.-)
- infectious and parasitic diseases specific to the perinatal period (P35-P39)
- influenza and other acute respiratory infections (J00-J22)
Use Additional Code:
- code to identify resistance to antimicrobial drugs (Z16.-)
Include:
- diseases generally recognized as communicable or transmissible