Chapitres 1 · Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
Includes
diseases generally recognized as communicable or transmissible
Excludes 2
- carrier or suspected carrier of infectious disease (Z22.-)
- certain localized infections - see body system-related chapters
- 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.-)